Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to various plants growing in the western United States, the eating of which by horses and cattle producesemaciation, nervous derangements, and death: often called
loco-weed (which see). Among them are species of Astragalus, Oxytropis, and perhaps some plants of other genera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any of several leguminous plants of Western North America causing locoism in livestock.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
- noun any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its toxic effect on some animals.]
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