LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

astrăgălus

Meaning

  1. A little round moulding in the form of a ring

astrăgălus, i, m., = ἀστράγαλος (the ankle-bone).
I. In arch.
A. A little round moulding in the form of a ring, which encircles the upper part of a column, an astragal, Vitr. 3, 3.—
B. Lesbius, a sort of moulding carved to represent a string of pearls, a festoon, a stem with seeds of grain or olives, Vitr. 4, 6.—
II. A leguminous plant, Spanish tragacanth: Astragalus Baeticus, Linn.; Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46.

In English words that came into English from astrăgălus

  • astragalusastrăgălus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAstragalusAstragalus (ἀστράγαλος) literally signifies that particular bone in the ankles of certain quadrupeds which the Greeks, as well as the Romans, used for…

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What does astrăgălus mean in Latin?
astrăgălus, a noun, means “A little round moulding in the form of a ring”.