astragalus

Noun
  1. Large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions;
    Largest genus in the family Leguminosae (synset 112528582)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym: milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
    belongs to: papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
    same as: genus astragalus
  2. The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint (synset 105278882)
    is a type of: bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    is a part of: ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
    same as: anklebone, astragal, talus

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