loco weed


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loco weed

[′lō·kō ‚wēd]
(botany)
Any species of Astragalus containing selenium taken up from the soil.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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