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Poison bush

Poison bush Meaning & Definition
Poison bush Definition And Meaning

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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