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locoweed

/ˌloʊkoʊˈwid/
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Definitions of locoweed
  1. noun
    any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
    synonyms: crazy weed, crazyweed
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    types:
    Oxytropis lambertii, purple loco, purple locoweed
    tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers
    type of:
    legume, leguminous plant
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
  2. noun
    street names for marijuana
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    type of:
    cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana
    the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
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