noun
- Plural of oxytrope; plants of the genus Oxytropis, legumes with pointed seed pods found in temperate and arctic regions.
Usage: botanical term; also called crazyweed or locoweed in some regions
Examples
- The alpine meadow was dotted with delicate oxytropes in bloom.
- Ranchers must be careful to prevent livestock from grazing on oxytropes, which can be toxic.
- Botanists collected specimens of several oxytropes species during their field survey.
- The oxytropes in the garden attracted native pollinators throughout the summer.