Loco
(Science: botany) a plant (astragalus Hornii) growing in the southwestern united states, which is said to poison horses and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Synonym: loco weed.
Origin: sp. Loco insane.
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