yerba locon.

Brit.

/ˌjəːbə ˈləʊkəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌjərbə ˈloʊkoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish yerba loca.

Etymology: Irregularly < Spanish yerba loca, hierba loca: see loco n.³ and discussion at that entry.

Chiefly North American. Now rare.

Locoweed; = loco n.³ 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > loco-weed

loco1844

yerba loco1859

locoweed1879

1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. 88 But amidst this luxuriant growth there are two or three species of plants injurious to cattle, which are much dreaded, especially a kind known in the country by the name of yerba loca, or herb of madness, from its rendering those animals who eat of it mad, particularly horses.]

1859 J. Froebel Seven Years' Trav. Central Amer. ii. iv. 252 A certain poisonous plant growing here, called by the Mexicans Yerba-loco (mad-herb), is much feared: the specimen shown to me appeared to be an Astragalus.

1889 Druggists' Bull. May 138/1 The name of the supposed weed, yerba loco, the variety of plants that obtain the title, the superstitious significance attached thereto in many ways,..tend to the surmise that ‘loco’ derives its fame from its connection with superstitious practices of the fetich order.

1898 J. L. McLeish Iturbide xi. 123 ‘You have drank of the deadly Yerba Loco,’ hissed the priest, his face wild with passion and hatred.

1911 T. Carson Ranching, Sport & Trav. iv. 115 The loco-weed (yerba-loco) was common in our country and ruined many of our horses.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yerba loco
释义	yerba locon. Brit. /ˌjəːbə ˈləʊkəʊ/, U.S. /ˌjərbə ˈloʊkoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish yerba loca. Etymology: Irregularly < Spanish yerba loca, hierba loca: see loco n.³ and discussion at that entry. Chiefly North American. Now rare. Locoweed; = loco n.³ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > loco-weed loco1844 yerba loco1859 locoweed1879 1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. 88 But amidst this luxuriant growth there are two or three species of plants injurious to cattle, which are much dreaded, especially a kind known in the country by the name of yerba loca, or herb of madness, from its rendering those animals who eat of it mad, particularly horses.] 1859 J. Froebel Seven Years' Trav. Central Amer. ii. iv. 252 A certain poisonous plant growing here, called by the Mexicans Yerba-loco (mad-herb), is much feared: the specimen shown to me appeared to be an Astragalus. 1889 Druggists' Bull. May 138/1 The name of the supposed weed, yerba loco, the variety of plants that obtain the title, the superstitious significance attached thereto in many ways,..tend to the surmise that ‘loco’ derives its fame from its connection with superstitious practices of the fetich order. 1898 J. L. McLeish Iturbide xi. 123 ‘You have drank of the deadly Yerba Loco,’ hissed the priest, his face wild with passion and hatred. 1911 T. Carson Ranching, Sport & Trav. iv. 115 The loco-weed (yerba-loco) was common in our country and ruined many of our horses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1859
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