anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus
(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
Astragalus, genus Astragalus
(noun) large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
astragalus (plural astragali)
(skeleton) The anklebone.
(botany) A herb of the genus Astragalus.
• (all senses): astragal
• (bone): anklebone
• (herb): See locoweed
Source: Wiktionary
As*trag"a*lus, n. Etym: [L. See Astragal.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeæ, 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.)
Definition: See Astragal, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
