astragalus

1. 1.

   large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae

   Synonymsgenus Astragalus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPapilionoideae
2. 2.

   the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

   Synonymsankleboneastragaltalus

   Broaderbone

   Part ofankle

Other forms of astragalus

plural

astragali

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about astragalus

What does astragalus mean?

astragalus means "large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in astragalus?

astragalus has 4 syllables: a-stra-ga-lus. The stress falls on "stra".

What is another word for astragalus?

Close synonyms include genus Astragalus, anklebone, astragal, talus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astragalus a common word?

astragalus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.