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noun or purple locoUseful english dictionary. 2012.
Locoweed — For other uses, see Locoweed (disambiguation). Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, a phytotoxin harmful to livestock. Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number… … Wikipedia
purple loco — noun tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers • Syn: ↑purple locoweed, ↑Oxytropis lambertii • Hypernyms: ↑locoweed, ↑crazyweed, ↑crazy weed * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
locoweed — noun 1. any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock • Syn: ↑crazyweed, ↑crazy weed • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑purple locoweed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
locoweed — /loh koh weed /, n. any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc. [1875 80, Amer.; LOCO + WEED1] * * * Any of several species of poisonous… … Universalium
woolly locoweed — noun also woolly loco : a perennial herb (Astragalus mollissimus) of the western United States having compound leaves and dense spikes of violet purple flowers and foliage that is poisonous to cattle … Useful english dictionary
Oxytropis — jaquinii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Oxytropis lambertii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Locoismus — ist die Bezeichnung für schwere Vergiftungserscheinungen bei Weidetieren, die durch den Verzehr von Pflanzen mit dem Inhaltsstoff Swainsonin hervorgerufen werden. Der Begriff leitet sich vom spanischen loco = dt. „wahnsinnig“ ab. Locoismus tritt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
crazyweed — noun any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock • Syn: ↑locoweed, ↑crazy weed • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑purple locoweed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Oxytropis lambertii — noun tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers • Syn: ↑purple locoweed, ↑purple loco • Hypernyms: ↑locoweed, ↑crazyweed, ↑crazy weed … Useful english dictionary
