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Poison bush
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What's The Definition Of Poison bush?
[n] either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
[n] any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods Synonyms | Synonyms for Poison bush: darling pea | gastrolobium | poison pea Related Terms | Find terms related to Poison bush: See Also | bush | genus Gastrolobium | genus Swainsona | hairy darling pea | shrub | smooth darling pea | subshrub | suffrutex | Swainsona | Swainsona galegifolia | Swainsona grandiflora | Swainsona greyana Poison bush In Webster's Dictionary \Poison bush\ In Australia:
(a) Any fabaceous shrub of the genus {Gastrolobium}, the
herbage of which is poisonous to stock; also, any species
of several related genera, as {Oxylobium},
{Gompholobium}, etc.
(b) The plant {Myoporum deserti}, often distinguished as
{Ellangowan poison bush} or {dogwood poison bush}.
(c) The ulmaceous plant {Trema cannabina}, which, though not
poisonous, is injurious to stock because of its large
amount of fiber.
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