GENUS ASTRAGALUS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
	Synonyms:		Astragalus
	See Also:		milk vetch, milkvetch, Papilionoideae, rosid dicot genus, subfamily Papilionoideae