About The Word Rattlebox
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Rattlebox
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What's The Definition Of Rattlebox?
[n] any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rattlebox: crotalaria Related Terms | Find terms related to Rattlebox: See Also | American rattlebox | Crotalaria sagitallis | Crotalaria spectabilis | genus Crotalaria | herb | herbaceous plant | Indian rattlebox Rattlebox In Webster's Dictionary \Rat"tle*box`\, n.
1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
2. (Bot.)
(a) An American herb ({Crotalaria sagittalis}), the seeds
of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.
(b) Any species of {Crotalaria}, a genus of
yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded
pods.
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