American rattlebox

Definitions of American rattlebox
  1. noun
    tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
    synonyms: Crotalaria sagitallis
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    crotalaria, rattlebox
    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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