Meaning

2 senses

  1. Synonym of anklebone.

    Throughout human history, cattle astragali have been used as game dice.

  2. Synonym of milkvetch: a plant of the genus Astragalus.

More definitions
  • large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
  • the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragal.

From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragal.

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Forms

plural: astragali
Singularastragalus
Pluralastragali

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
anklebonemilkvetch
Close in meaning
  • large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae:genus Astragalus
  • the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint:ankleboneastragaltalus

Word family

4 related words
Relatedastragalar
Derivedastragalectomyastragaloidastragaloside

Lessons for this word

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See also

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