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locoweed

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Plants in western North America that poison livestock when eaten

noun
/ˈloʊkoʊˌwiːd/

: locoweed

To prevent losses, farmers must remove locoweed from their pastures before the livestock can eat it.

Examples

The rancher warned his workers to keep an eye on the cattle, as they could be poisoned by locoweed if they grazed on it.
Stop growing that locoweed at your place, you'd see a lot more daylight.

Lone Star (1996)
She discovered that the horses showed signs of locoweed poisoning after they ate some of the contaminated grass.

Synonyms

crazyweed

vslocoweed

Specialized

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A plant from western North America that makes farm animals act nervous when eaten

is the general term for several western legumes that cause locoism

crazy weed

vslocoweed

Specialized

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A western North American plant that makes farm animals sick if they eat it

is the broader name for these poisonous western plants rather than the written form

purple locoweed

vslocoweed

Specialized

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A plant with purple, pink, or white flowers that can poison farm animals

is the general label covering all western legumes that cause livestock poisoning

purple loco

vslocoweed

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A plant that grows in small clumps with purple, pink, or white flowers in the dry southwest United States

is the broader term for poisonous western legumes that cause locoism

Compounds

purple locoweed

Specialized

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A plant with purple, pink, or white flowers that can poison farm animals

Surface Forms

locoweed singular

locoweeds plural

Morphology

locoweed = loco + weed (transparent) = loco + weed

Name is literally 'loco' + 'weed' referring to plants that cause 'loco' (madness) in animals, so the composition is directly meaningful.

Etymology

Locoweed comes from Spanish loco 'crazy' and the English word weed. Ranchers called certain plants locoweed because animals that ate them acted 'crazy' or sick, so the name points to the plant's harmful effect.