Associations to the word «Rattlebox»
Wiktionary
RATTLEBOX, noun. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
RATTLEBOX, noun. An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod.
RATTLEBOX, noun. Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
Dictionary definition
RATTLEBOX, noun. Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops.
Wise words
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