As-trăg'a-lŭs, n.

n. [See supra.]

1. (Anat.) The huckle, ankle, or sling bone; the upper bone of that part of the foot called the tarsus, supporting the tibia. Coxe.
2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Loteæ, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, milk-vetch and licorice-vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different species, particularly the A. verus.