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/pˈɔɪzən bʊʃ/ Listen

Poison bush

noun

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: gastrolobium, poison pea.

Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep. Synonym: darling pea.

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Words linked to "Poison bush" : poison pea, Swainsona, hairy darling pea, Swainsona greyana, bush, genus Swainsona, subshrub, Swainsona galegifolia, shrub, genus Gastrolobium, darling pea, smooth darling pea, suffrutex, Swainsona grandiflora