RATTLEBOX

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


Etymology

Noun

rattlebox (plural rattleboxes)

A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.

An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod.

Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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