Astragalus

Other forms: Astragali

Definitions of Astragalus
  1. noun
    large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
    synonyms: genus Astragalus
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    type of:
    rosid dicot genus
    a genus of dicotyledonous plants
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