- locoweeds
- n. leguminous plant which grows in the western and southwestern United States
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
locoweeds
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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
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
locoism — noun Date: 1900 a disease usually of horses, cattle, and sheep that is caused by chronic poisoning with locoweeds … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
Astragalus — This article is about the plant genus. For the ankle bone, see talus bone. Astragalus Astragalus tragacantha ssp. vicentinus Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Astragalus lemmonii — Taxobox name = Lemmon s milkvetch status = G3 status system = TNC regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae genus = Astragalus species = A. lemmonii binomial =… … Wikipedia
Oxytropis — jaquinii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Locopflanzen — (engl. Locoweeds), s. Narrenunkräuter … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Oxytropis lambertii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
locoism — lo·co·ism lō kō .iz əm n 1) a disease of horses, cattle, and sheep caused by chronic poisoning with locoweeds and characterized by motor and sensory nerve damage resulting in peculiarities of gait, impairment of vision, lassitude or extreme… … Medical dictionary
