rattlebox

Other forms: rattleboxes

Definitions of rattlebox

1. noun

   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