Meaning of POISON BUSH
| Pronunciation: | | 'poyzun bûsh
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | darling pea, gastrolobium, poison pea |
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| | See Also: | | bush, genus Gastrolobium, genus Swainsona, hairy darling pea, shrub, smooth darling pea, subshrub, suffrutex, Swainsona, Swainsona galegifolia, Swainsona grandiflora, Swainsona greyana | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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