| NOUN | plant | rattlebox, crotalaria | any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle |
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| Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops. | |
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| Synonym | crotalaria | |
| Member of | genus Crotalaria | large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers |
| Narrower | American rattlebox, Crotalaria sagitallis | Tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle |
| Indian rattlebox, Crotalaria spectabilis | Erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | crotalaria | |
| Catalan | crotalaria | |
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