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Astragal
Astragal As"tra*gal, n. [L. astragalus, Gr. ? the ankle bone,
a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.]
1. (Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally
from half to three quarters of a circle.
2. (Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.
Astragalar
Astragalar As*trag"a*lar, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the astragalus.
Astragaloid
Astragaloid As*trag"a*loid, a. [Astragalus + -oid.] (Anat.)
Resembling the astragalus in form.
Astragalomancy
Astragalomancy As*trag"a*lo*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? ankle bone, die
+ -mancy.]
Divination by means of small bones or dice.
AstragalusAstragalus 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.
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 A. gummifer and A. verus.
3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1. Astragalus glycyphyllosMilk vetch Milk" vetch` (Bot.)
A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and
Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
Note: The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus
Astragalus, of which there are about two hundred
species in North America, and even more elsewhere. Astragalus gummiferTragacanth Trag"a*canth, n. [L. tragacanthum tragacanth,
tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. ? ? a he-goat
+ ? a thorn: cf. F. tragacanthe.]
A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub
(Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of
Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or
filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly
swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a
substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called
also gum tragacanth. Astragalus HorniiLoco Lo"co, n. [Sp. loco insane.] (Bot.)
A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the Southwestern
United States, which is said to poison horses and cattle,
first making them insane. The name is also given vaguely to
several other species of the same genus. Called also loco
weed.
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