Astragalus
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See also: astragalus
Translingual
[edit]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. 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
[edit]References
[edit]- Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons