Crossword-Solution: ASTRAGALUS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Astragalus | n. | The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. |
| Astragalus | n. | A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeae, 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 A. gummifer and A. verus. |
| Astragalus | n. | See Astragal, 1. |
We have 18 clues for the answer “ASTRAGALUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| largest genus in the family Leguminosae | 1 answer |
| large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions | 1 answer |
| KURDISH tree | 1 answer |
| IRANIAN tree | 1 answer |
| BONE of the foot | 2 answers |
| SYRIAN shrub/tree | 4 answers |
| Talus | 7 answers |
| Ankle bone | 13 answers |
| ankle | 14 answers |
| EUROPEAN shrub/tree | 24 answers |
| FOOT bone(s) | 25 answers |
| LEGUMINOUS plant | 41 answers |
| BONE of the human body | 41 answers |
| perennial plant | 41 answers |
| EVERGREEN plant | 43 answers |
| European plant | 51 answers |
| Bone | 64 answers |
| herbaceous plant | 74 answers |
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The astragalus is almost of normal shape; the trochlea is slightly prolonged anteriorly, especially on the inner side, from contact with the tibial articular surface.
Travellers mention hyacinths, tulips, ranunculuses, gladioli, anemones, orchises, crocuses of several kinds--blue and yellow and white, arums, amaryllises, cyclamens, &c., besides heaths, jasmine, honeysuckle, clematis, _multiflora_ roses, rhododendrons, oleander, myrtle, astragalus, hollyhocks, convolvuli, valerian, red linum, pheasant’s eye, guelder roses, antirrhinums, chrysanthemums, blue campanulas, and mandrakes.
The line "a' a'" in the foot indicates the boundary between the tarsus and metatarsus; "b' b'" marks that between the metatarsus and the proximal phalanges; and "c' c'" bounds the ends of the distal phalanges; 'ca', the calcaneum; 'as', the astragalus; 'sc', the scaphoid bone in the tarsus.] The skeleton of the hand exhibits, in the region which we term the wrist, and which is technically called the 'carpus'--two rows of closely fitted polygonal bones, four in each row, which are tolerably equal in size.
And as to the foot, the great toe of the Marmoset is still more insignificant in proportion than that of the Orang--while in the Lemurs it is very large, and as completely thumb-like and opposable as in the Gorilla--but in these animals the second toe is often irregularly modified, and in some species the two principal bones of the tarsus, the 'astragalus' and the 'os calcis', are so immensely elongated as to render the foot, so far, totally unlike that of any other mammal.
Cuvier states that, when a fifth toe is present, a fourth cuneiform bone is developed; and, in this case, sometimes the great cuneiform bone is raised, and gives on its inner side a large articular surface to the astragalus; so that even the relative connection of the bones, the most constant of all characters, varies.