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locoweed

UK

/ˈləʊkəʊwiːd/

US

/ˈloʊkoʊwid/

Translations

locoweednoun

locoweeds

pl

UK

/ˈləʊkəʊwiːd/

US

/ˈloʊkoʊwid/

астрагал

The cattle were poisoned after eating locoweed.

Скот был отравлен после поедания астрагала.

Additional translations

бешеная трава

Synonyms

milk vetch

locoweedadjective

UK

/ˈləʊ.kəʊ.wiːd/

US

/ˈloʊ.koʊ.wid/

Used attributively in combinations such as "locoweed poisoning".

Synonyms

Definitions

locoweednoun

Any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, chiefly of arid regions of North America, that are poisonous to livestock and cause the nervous disorder known as locoism.

Ranchers scour the range for locoweed after spring rains to protect their herds.

locoweedadjective

Relating to, caused by, or characteristic of locoweed.

The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with locoweed poisoning.