poison-bushn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔɪznˌbʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔɪznˌbʊʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poison n., bush n.¹

Etymology: < poison n. + bush n.¹ In sense 4 after Afrikaans (Boesmans) gifbos.

†1. A spurge (genus Euphorbia). Obsolete.

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physic nut1657

milk-bush1696

milk-tree1698

poison-bush1740

jatropha1754

milky-hedge1773

milk hedge1780

chandelier plant1827

Jew bush1830

candelabrum1834

poinsettia1836

slipper-plant1848

coquillo1851

zebra poison1871

oil tree1879

picture-tree1885

slipper spurs1887

monkey fiddle1913

milk plant1965

stringwood-

1740 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (new ed.) Index Poison Bush, see Tithymaloides.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 323 Poison Bush, Euphorbia.

†2. The yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana (family Apocynaceae), of tropical Central and South America. Obsolete.

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poison-bush1871

exile oil plant1942

exile tree2012

1871 C. Kingsley At Last i It proved to be Thevetia neriifolia... This was the first..warning which we got not to meddle rashly with ‘poison-bush’.

3. Australian. Any of several shrubby plants poisonous to livestock; esp. one of the genus Gastrolobium (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)).

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poison plant1730

poison-bush1884

1884 A. W. Stirling Never Never Land 137 The poison bush..grows as a low spreading bush not more than about two feet high, bearing a reddish flower of the pea kind... This poison plant is not only fatal to sheep, but to horses and cattle also.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral. Eng. 364/2 Poison-Bush, a name given to a genus of poisonous Australian shrubs, Gastrolobium... The name is also given to Swainsonia Greyana... The names of Ellangowan Poison-Bush (Queensland), and Dogswood Poison-Bush (New South Wales), are given to Myoporum deserti, A. Cunn., N.O. Myoporineæ.

1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 157/2 Many species of Gastrolobium have, and nearly all species deserve, the name poison-bush or poison-plant.

1988 Woman's Day (Melbourne) 17 May 97/2 Acokanthera, commonly called poison-bush or winter-sweet is another plant with berries. It is an attractive garden shrub, popular for its fragrant white flowers. If grown, the berries should be cut off when they appear.

4. More fully Bushman's poison-bush, Hottentot's poison-bush. Any of several shrubby plants of the southern African genus Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae), sometimes grown for ornament in warm climates, esp. A. oppositifolia, the milky sap of which was formerly used in arrow poisons.

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Aspalathus1601

othonne1601

honey flower1712

amber tree1719

Melianthus1731

rhinoceros bush1731

Hottentot cherry1740

sparmannia1801

renosterbos1822

ratsbane1846

black parsley1861

tail-grape1884

milk-tree1885

poison-bush1885

rooibos1893

Natal bottlebrush1907

moonflower1913

1885 A. Smith Contrib. to Materia Medica 12 Strychnos, Hottentot's poison bush... This plant is used by the natives for the cure of snake-bite, but it has many uses.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 100 Bushman's or Hottentot's poison bush... this plant was used by the Bushmen in making poison for their arrows, The Kaffirs use it for the cure of snake-bites.

1973 Encycl. Southern Afr. VIII. 623/1 Poison-bush..(Acokanthera oppositifolia = A. venenata). Shrub or small tree of the family Apocynaceae, occurring in forests throughout South Africa and sometimes called Hottentot's poison-bush... The Bushmen extracted a poison from the sap for their arrows.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 108/1 In Southern Africa extracts of the Dune poison bush (Acokanthera oblongifolia) are put to similar use by the Kalahari Bushmen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poison-bush
释义	poison-bushn. Brit. /ˈpɔɪznˌbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪznˌbʊʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poison n., bush n.¹ Etymology: < poison n. + bush n.¹ In sense 4 after Afrikaans (Boesmans) gifbos. †1. A spurge (genus Euphorbia). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun] physic nut1657 milk-bush1696 milk-tree1698 poison-bush1740 jatropha1754 milky-hedge1773 milk hedge1780 chandelier plant1827 Jew bush1830 candelabrum1834 poinsettia1836 slipper-plant1848 coquillo1851 zebra poison1871 oil tree1879 picture-tree1885 slipper spurs1887 monkey fiddle1913 milk plant1965 stringwood- 1740 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (new ed.) Index Poison Bush, see Tithymaloides. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 323 Poison Bush, Euphorbia. †2. The yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana (family Apocynaceae), of tropical Central and South America. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > exile-tree poison-bush1871 exile oil plant1942 exile tree2012 1871 C. Kingsley At Last i It proved to be Thevetia neriifolia... This was the first..warning which we got not to meddle rashly with ‘poison-bush’. 3. Australian. Any of several shrubby plants poisonous to livestock; esp. one of the genus Gastrolobium (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > Australian poison-plant poison plant1730 poison-bush1884 1884 A. W. Stirling Never Never Land 137 The poison bush..grows as a low spreading bush not more than about two feet high, bearing a reddish flower of the pea kind... This poison plant is not only fatal to sheep, but to horses and cattle also. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral. Eng. 364/2 Poison-Bush, a name given to a genus of poisonous Australian shrubs, Gastrolobium... The name is also given to Swainsonia Greyana... The names of Ellangowan Poison-Bush (Queensland), and Dogswood Poison-Bush (New South Wales), are given to Myoporum deserti, A. Cunn., N.O. Myoporineæ. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 157/2 Many species of Gastrolobium have, and nearly all species deserve, the name poison-bush or poison-plant. 1988 Woman's Day (Melbourne) 17 May 97/2 Acokanthera, commonly called poison-bush or winter-sweet is another plant with berries. It is an attractive garden shrub, popular for its fragrant white flowers. If grown, the berries should be cut off when they appear. 4. More fully Bushman's poison-bush, Hottentot's poison-bush. Any of several shrubby plants of the southern African genus Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae), sometimes grown for ornament in warm climates, esp. A. oppositifolia, the milky sap of which was formerly used in arrow poisons. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 1885 A. Smith Contrib. to Materia Medica 12 Strychnos, Hottentot's poison bush... This plant is used by the natives for the cure of snake-bite, but it has many uses. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 100 Bushman's or Hottentot's poison bush... this plant was used by the Bushmen in making poison for their arrows, The Kaffirs use it for the cure of snake-bites. 1973 Encycl. Southern Afr. VIII. 623/1 Poison-bush..(Acokanthera oppositifolia = A. venenata). Shrub or small tree of the family Apocynaceae, occurring in forests throughout South Africa and sometimes called Hottentot's poison-bush... The Bushmen extracted a poison from the sap for their arrows. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 108/1 In Southern Africa extracts of the Dune poison bush (Acokanthera oblongifolia) are put to similar use by the Kalahari Bushmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1740
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