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ˈkreɪ ziˌwidcrazy·weed

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  1. locoweed, crazyweed, crazy weednoun

    any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock

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  1. crazyweed

    Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, a phytotoxin harmful to livestock. Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number of species, most of them in three genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae: Oxytropis and Astragalus in North America, and Swainsona in Australia. The term locoweed usually refers only to the North American species of Oxytropis and Astragalus, but this article includes the other species as well. Some references may list Datura stramonium as locoweed.Locoweed is relatively palatable to livestock, and some individual animals will seek it out. Livestock poisoned by chronic ingestion of large amounts of swainsonine develop a medical condition known as locoism (swainsonine disease, swainsonine toxicosis in North America) and pea struck in Australia. Locoism is reported most often in cattle, sheep, and horses, but has also been reported in elk and deer. It is the most widespread poisonous plant problem in the western United States.Most of the 2,000 species of Astragalus, including many that are commonly known as locoweeds, do not produce swainsonine. Some species, including a few that produce swainsonine, accumulate selenium. This has led to confusion between swainsonine poisoning and selenium poisoning due to this genus.

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  1. crazyweed

    Crazyweed is a common name for several species of plants, primarily in the Oxytropis and Astragalus genera, that are known to be toxic to livestock, especially horses and cattle. The term is most commonly used in North America. The ingestion of this plant causes a neurological disorder known as locoism, marked by erratic behavior, poor coordination, and other symptoms - hence the name 'crazyweed.'

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crazyweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crazyweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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