poison bush

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}]
    

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.]