n. 1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops, Syn.rattlebox
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n. 1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]