licorice vetch

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licorice vetch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Astragalus \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.
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     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 Astragalus gummifer and
        Astragalus verus.
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     3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1.
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