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Definition of licorice vetch

licorice vetch
Astragalus As*trag"a*lus, n. [L. See Astragal.] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. 2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galege[ae], containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the A. gummifer and A. verus. 3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1.

Meaning of licorice vetch from wikipedia

- Astragalus glycyphyllos (liquorice milkvetch, wild liquorice, wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial...
- Wild liquorice or wild licorice typically refers to any of three plants: Liquorice milk-vetch, a European species Astragalus glycyphyllos Small spikenard...
- balm, sage, rosemary, licorice, thyme, lemon verbena, sweet woodruff, coriander, borage, wall germander, St. John's wort, kidney vetch, wild thyme, chamomile...
- species) and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches (Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine-like than...
- lepidota, wild licorice Hedysarum alpinum, apline sweet-vetch Hedysarum boreale, boreal sweet-vetch Hedysarum occidentale, western sweet-vetch Hedysarum sulphurescens...
- family, and is known by the common names Utah sweetvetch, boreal sweet-vetch, northern sweetvetch, and plains sweet-broom. It is native to North America...
- palustris) Milk vetches Alpine milk vetch (Astragalus alpinus; endangered) Canada milk vetch (Astragalus canadensis) Cooper's milk vetch (Astragalus neglectus)...
- Klamath sedge Lady fern Leafy fleabane Leiberg's clover Lewis' mock-orange Licorice fern Little false Solomon seal MacFarlane's four-o'clock Madrone Maidenhair...
- Mogollon vetch Vicia lomensis Vicia minutiflora, pygmy-flower vetch Vicia oroboides Vicia orobus, upright vetch Vicia pisiformis, pale-flower vetch Vicia...
- echinata Prickly licorice (Arabic: ʻarq es-sūs; sūs) A perennial whose sweet, dried and crushed root is used to produce the licorice ****e, used in flavoring...