astragalar
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as·trag·a·lus
(ə-străg′ə-ləs)n. pl. as·trag·a·li (-lī′)
1. The dried root of the East Asian herb Astragalus membranaceus of the pea family, used in herbal medicine. Also called milk vetch.
2. See milk vetch.
3. See talus1.
as·trag′a·lar adj.
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