Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
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 pea},
{gastrolobium}]
2: either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that
are poisonous to sheep [syn: {darling pea}]