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York Road poison

York Road poison noun: any member of the species Gastrolobium calycinum of plants of Australia toxic to foraging livestock.

york road poison: any member of the species Gastrolobium calycinum of plants of Australia toxic to foraging livestock
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Noun

York Road poison (countable and uncountable, plural York Road poisons)

  1. (Australia) Any member of the species Gastrolobium calycinum of plants of Australia toxic to foraging livestock.

Forms of York Road poison

pluralYork Road poisons

Origin of York Road poison

After York Road (between Perth and York, in Western Australia), where the type was found

Questions about York Road poison

What does York Road poison mean?
York Road poison means any member of the species Gastrolobium calycinum of plants of Australia toxic to foraging livestock.
What part of speech is York Road poison?
York Road poison is a noun.
What is the plural of York Road poison?
The plural of York Road poison is York Road poisons.

Words near York Road poison in the dictionary

  1. York Imperial
  2. York Island
  3. York Plains
  4. York Region
  5. York Rite
  6. York Road poison
  7. York round
  8. York rounds
  9. York Town
  10. York Tyburn
  11. Yorke

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