frijolillo

frijolillo
(Sp. model spelled same [frixolíjo] < frijol [see above] plus diminutive suffix -illo; 'little bean')
   1) Texas: 1886. According to the DARE, "an evergreen shrub or tree (Sophora secundiflora)."
   Alternate forms: frigolito, frijolilla, frijolito, frijollito.
   Also called big-drunk bean, coral bean, mescal bean, mountain laurel, whiskey bean.
   2) DARE: 1947. A locoweed (including Oxytropis lambertii). See locoweed. Santamaría references many plants by this name, including various leguminous plants native to Mexico. One of these is the S. secundiflora, a northern variety of colorín known as the frijolito in Texas. The seeds of this plant contain a pungent, highly poisonous alkaloid that Indians ingest in small doses to induce intoxication, delirium, and finally, a deep sleep that lasts for several days. It is probably because of its narcotic properties that the plant is known in the Southwest as the whiskey bean or big-drunk bean. Cobos references frijolillo simply as another name for locoweed.

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