HyperDic: rattlebox

English > 1 sense of the word rattlebox:
NOUNplantrattlebox, crotalariaany of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle
English > rattlebox: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops.
Synonymcrotalaria
Member ofgenus Crotalarialarge genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers
NarrowerAmerican rattlebox, Crotalaria sagitallisTropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
Indian rattlebox, Crotalaria spectabilisErect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcrotalaria
Catalancrotalaria

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