An Australian common name for plants in the genus Gastrolobium (previously Brachysema), toxic leguminous shrubs native to Western Australia. The plants were a serious problem for early pastoral settlers whose livestock — especially horses and cattle — would graze them fatally; the 'box' refers to their box-like foliage shape.
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The stockmen lost half a dozen sheep to box poison before they learned to fence off that patch of scrub.
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(AU) The plant .
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