NOUN | plant | poison bush, poison pea, gastrolobium | 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 |
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plant | poison bush, darling pea | either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | poison pea, gastrolobium | |
Member of | genus Gastrolobium | genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | gastrolobium | |
Catalan | gastrolobium |
Meaning | Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep. | |
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Synonym | darling pea | |
Member of | Swainsona, genus Swainsona | A genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs |
Narrower | hairy darling pea, Swainsona greyana, Swainsona grandiflora | shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers |
smooth darling pea, Swainsona galegifolia | Erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers | |
Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
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