Astragalus

See also: astragalus

Translingual

Etymology

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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. 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

astragaloside
astraisoflavan
astramembranagenin
astrapterocarpan

References

Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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