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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
- The plant
Myoporum deserti , often distinguished asEllangowan poison bush ordogwood poison bush . - The ulmaceous plant
Trema cannabina , which, though not poisonous, is injurious to stock because of its large amount of fiber.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
- noun either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
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