locoweed

[ loh-koh-weed ]

noun
  1. any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc.

Origin of locoweed

1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; loco + weed1

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British Dictionary definitions for locoweed

locoweed

/ (ˈləʊkəʊˌwiːd) /


noun
  1. any of several perennial leguminous plants of the genera Oxytropis and Astragalus of W North America that cause loco disease in horses, cattle, and sheep

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