Astragalus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See talus1.
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  • n. The talus.
  • n. An herb of genus Astragalus.
    • Word Usage
    "The weight of the body falls perpendicularly on the astragalus, which is the key-bone or crown of the arch."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rosid dicot genus    os    bone   
    Variant
    astragali    astragal   
    Hyponym
    milk vetch    licorice vetch   
     
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