| 释义 |
as·trag·a·lus
\-ləs\ noun
Etymology: probably New Latin, from Greek astragalos
1. plural astraga·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\ : one of the proximal bones of the tarsus of the higher vertebrates supposed to represent the united tibiale and intermedium of many lower vertebrates — usually called in man talus or anklebone; see talus
2. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin, milk vetch, from Greek astragalos] : a large genus of herbs and shrubs (family Leguminosae) characterized by the narrow standard of the corolla, the blunt keel, and the fleshy or papery uninflated pod — see locoweed, milk vetch, tragacanth
3. plural astragali or astragaluses [Latin, from Greek astragalos] : astragal 1 |