Noun: poison bush poy-zun bûsh
- 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
"Farmers carefully fenced off areas containing poison bush to protect their animals";
- poison pea, gastrolobium
- Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
"Farmers had to be vigilant to keep their flocks away from patches of poison bush";
- darling pea
Derived forms: poison bushes
Type of: bush, shrub, subshrub, suffrutex
Part of: genus Gastrolobium, genus Swainsona, Swainsona