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Definition of Darling pea
1. Noun. Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep.
Group relationships: Genus Swainsona, Swainsona
Specialized synonyms: Smooth Darling Pea, Swainsona Galegifolia, Hairy Darling Pea, Swainsona Grandiflora, Swainsona Greyana
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darling Pea
Literary usage of Darling pea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"The plants are also called Indigo-plant and Darling-pea (qv). ... 140 : " The '
darling-pea' or ' indigo-plant' is a dreaded plant from the great amount of ..."
2. Barium, a cause of the loco-weed disease by Albert Cornelius Crawford (1908)
"Kcc darling pea. spp., effects on sheep and horses, similar to loco poisoning
10-17 Syphilis, treatment, use of Astragalus ..."
3. South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions by William Harcus (1876)
"... which is very generally distributed, and does great injury; but I consider
the poisonous principle lies mostly in the seed. The River darling pea, ..."
4. The Exploration of Australia by Albert Frederick Calvert (1901)
"Next, we have what is known as the " darling pea," Swainsona Pro- cumbens.
This is glabrous, or the foliage slightly silky. Sometimes, however, pubescent or ..."
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