poison bush
noun
Simple meaning
Any of different 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.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
poyzuhnbuushSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɔɪzənˈbʊʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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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
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This 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
Used this way, poison bush is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
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