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Definition: licorice vetch
Astragalus
\As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See
Astragal.]
1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the
tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe
Galege[ae], containing numerous species, two of which
are called, in English,
milk vetch and
licorice vetch.
Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental
species, particularly the
Astragalus gummifer and
Astragalus verus.
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3. (Arch.) See
Astragal, 1.
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