Georgina River disease

noun

variants or less commonly Georgina disease

: a severe intoxication of Australian sheep and cattle due to ingestion of poisonous plant material believed to be the seeds of Georgina gidgee

Word History

Etymology

from Georgina river, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia

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