poison bush

2 definitions found

poison bush - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poison bush \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.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

poison bush - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  poison bush
      n 1: 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 [syn: poison bush, poison pea
           , gastrolobium]
      2: either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that
         are poisonous to sheep [syn: darling pea, poison bush]