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rattlebox

DEFINITIONS OF: rattlebox

1

n any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops

Synonyms:
crotalaria
Types:
American rattlebox, Crotalaria sagitallis
tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
Crotalaria spectabilis, Indian rattlebox
erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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