astragalus noun. [ǝ'strag(ǝ)lǝs] Pl. -li [-lʌɪ, -li:]. M16.
[Latin from Greek astragalos.]
1. Anatomy. = TALUS noun¹. arch. M16.

2. = ASTRAGAL 1. Only in M16.

3. Any plant of the large leguminous genus Astragalus. Also called milk-vetch. M16.

■ astragalar adjective (Anatomy) of or pertaining to an astragalus M19.

■ astragalomancy noun divination by means of dice or knuckle-bones (cf. ASTRAGAL 3) M17.

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