[syn: darling pea, poison bush]
The 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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]