Astragalus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos), q.v.
Proper noun
Astragalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – milkvetches.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae – subfamily; Galegeae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Astragalus subg. Astragalus, Astragalus subg. Calycophysa, Astragalus subg. Caprinus, Astragalus subg. Cercidothrix, Astragalus subg. Calycocystis, Astragalus subg. Epiglottis, Astragalus subg. Homalobi, Astragalus subg. Hypoglottis, Astragalus subg. Orophaca, Astragalus subg. Phaca, Astragalus subg. Piptolobi, Astragalus subg. Pogonophace – subgenera
- Astragalus christianus (great yellow milkvetch) – type species; Astragalus densus, Astragalus subuliformis – selected other species
Descendants
References
Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
