astrăgălus
astrăgălus, i, m., = ἀστράγαλος (the ankle-bone). In arch. A little round moulding in the form of a ring, which encircles the upper part of a column, an astragal, Vitr. 3, 3.— 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.— A leguminous plant, Spanish tragacanth: Astragalus Baeticus, Linn.; Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
astrăgălus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
astragalus
Intro Text:
astrăgălus, i, m., = ἀστράγαλος (the ankle-bone). In arch. A little round moulding in the form of a ring, which encircles the upper part of a column, an astragal, Vitr. 3, 3.— 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.— A leguminous plant, Spanish tragacanth: Astragalus Baeticus, Linn.; Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46.
URN:
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