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
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
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
