crotalaria, rattlebox
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
crotalaria (plural crotalarias)
(botany) Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.
Source: Wiktionary
Crot`a*la"ri*a (krt`-l"r- or kr`t-l"r-A), n. Etym: [NL. See Crotalum.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
Note: Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
