locoweed
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
- (Astragalus genus only): astragal, astragalus
- crazyweed
- loco
- (Oxytropis genus only): oxytrope
Derived terms
Translations
plant of genus Astragalus — see milk-vetch
plant of genus Oxytropis
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