astragalus

as·trag·a·lus  (-strg-ls)

n. pl. as·trag·a·li (-l)

See talus¹.

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[New Latin, from Greek astragalos, vertebra; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·traga·lar adj.

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astragalus [æˈstrægələs]

n pl -li [-ˌlaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for talus¹

[via New Latin from Latin: astragal]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Astragalus - large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae genus Astragalus rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
	2.	astragalus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint anklebone, astragal, talus bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 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