- 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. 2012.
woolly locoweed
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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 loco — noun see woolly locoweed … Useful english dictionary
purple locoweed — noun tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers • Syn: ↑purple loco, ↑Oxytropis lambertii • Hypernyms: ↑locoweed, ↑crazyweed, ↑crazy weed * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
Astragalus — This article is about the plant genus. For the ankle bone, see talus bone. Astragalus Astragalus tragacantha ssp. vicentinus Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Oxytropis lambertii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Astragalus mollissimus Torr. — Symbol ASMO7 Common Name woolly locoweed Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. bigelovii (A. Gray) Barneby — Symbol ASMOB Common Name woolly locoweed Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. bigelovii (A. Gray) Barneby — Symbol ASMOB Common Name woolly locoweed Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. coryi Tidestr. — Symbol ASMOC Common Name woolly locoweed Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
