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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, ↑purple loco, ↑Oxytropis lambertii

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oxytropis, ↑genus Oxytropis

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: so called from its toxic effect upon horses and cattle

1. : locoweed

2. : white locoweed

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/kray"zee weed'/, n.

locoweed.

[1870-75; CRAZY + WEED¹]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.