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lo·co·weed

 (lō′kō-wēd′)
n.
Any of several leguminous plants of the genera Oxytropis and Astragalus of western North America that are poisonous to livestock. Also called crazyweed, loco1.
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locoweed

(ˈləʊkəʊˌwiːd) or

crazyweed

n
(Plants) any of several perennial leguminous plants of the genera Oxytropis and Astragalus, found in western parts of North America, containing neurotoxins which cause loco disease in horses, cattle, and sheep
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lo•co•weed

(ˈloʊ koʊˌwid)

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.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.locoweed - any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestocklocoweed - any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
crazy weed, crazyweed
legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
genus Oxytropis, Oxytropis - large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal
Oxytropis lambertii, purple loco, purple locoweed - tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers
2.locoweed - street names for marijuanalocoweed - street names for marijuana    
dope, gage, green goddess, Mary Jane, sens, sess, skunk, weed, grass, smoke, pot
cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
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