Astragalus

== 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 ==== astragaloside astraisoflavan astramembranagenin astrapterocarpan === References === Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons