Meanings
plural locoweeds · alternative loco weed · alternative loco-weed
- countableuncountableAny of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.
Synonyms: crazyweed, loco, astragal, astragalus, oxytrope
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
nounstreet names for marijuana
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishloco“mad, insane”
- Englishlocoweed
From Spanish loco (“mad, insane”) + weed.
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German Spitzkiel
- Spitzkielplant of genus Oxytropis
Latin oxytropis
- oxytropisplant of genus Oxytropis
Polish ostrołódka
- ostrołódkaplant of genus Oxytropis
Russian остроло́дочник, остроло́дка
- остроло́дочник (ostrolódočnik)plant of genus Oxytropis
- остроло́дка (ostrolódka)plant of genus Oxytropis
Cite this entry
locoweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoweed
“locoweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locoweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoweed.
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