rattlebox Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
crotalaria.
WordNet
Rat"tle*box` noun
Definitions
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A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. -
(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.
