n.
Pronunciation: ' la-th ə - ˌ ri-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Lathyrus, from Greek lathyros, a type of pea
Date: circa 1888
: a diseased condition of humans, domestic animals, and especially horses that results from poisoning by an amino acid found in some legumes (genus Lathyrus and especially L. sativus ) and is characterized especially by spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs
– lath · y · rit · ic \ ˌ la-th ə - ' ri-tik \ adjective