1.
[syn: crotalaria, rattlebox]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*b[o^]ks`), n.
1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crotalaria \Crot`a*la"ri*a\ (kr?t`?-l?"r?-? or kr?`t?-l?"r?-A),
n. [NL. See Crotalum.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
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Note: Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or
Bombay hemp.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crotalaria
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having
inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for
pasture and green-manure crops [syn: crotalaria,
rattlebox]