locoweed

See also: loco-weed and loco weed

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish loco (“mad, insane”) + weed.

Noun

locoweed (countable and uncountable, plural locoweeds)

Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.

Synonyms

crazyweed, loco
(Astragalus genus only): astragal, astragalus
(Oxytropis genus only): oxytrope

Derived terms

locoed
locoism
locoweed disease
loco disease

Translations

plant of genus Astragalus — see milkvetch

plant of genus Oxytropis

German: Spitzkiel m
Kazakh: кекек (kekek)
Latin: oxytropis
Polish: ostrołódka f

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