noun
- A plant of the genus Oxytropis, related to the locoweed, having compound leaves and clusters of small flowers.
Usage: botany; also called crazyweed or poison vetch in some regions
Examples
- The oxytrope grows in alpine meadows across North America.
- Ranchers must be careful to keep livestock away from oxytrope plants.
- The delicate purple flowers of the oxytrope bloom in early summer.
- Oxytrope species contain toxic alkaloids that can poison grazing animals.