Astragalus
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See also: astragalus
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Borrego_Milkvetch_up_close.jpg/220px-Borrego_Milkvetch_up_close.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos), q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Astragalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – milkvetches.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (genus): Astragalus subg. Astragalus, Astragalus subg. Calycophysa, Astragalus subg. subg. Caprinus, Astragalus subg. subg. Cercidothrix, Astragalus subg. Calycocystis, Astragalus subg. Epiglottis, Astragalus subg. subg. Homalobi, Astragalus subg. subg. Hypoglottis, Astragalus subg. subg. Orophaca, Astragalus subg. subg. Phaca, Astragalus subg. subg. Piptolobi, Astragalus subg. subg. Pogonophace - subgenera
- Astragalus christianus (great yellow milkvetch) - type species
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons