Astragalus
See also: astragalus
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos), q.v.
Proper noun
editAstragalus 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. 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
editReferences
edit- Astragalus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Astragalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Astragalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons