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ground plum
a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America. -
locoweed
any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc. -
milk vetch
a European plant, Astragalus glycyphyllos, of the legume family, believed to increase the secretion of milk in goats. -
tragacanth
a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, especially A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc.