Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle

• Used for pasture and green-manure crops

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the genus ''Crotalaria'' of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*b[o^]ks`), n. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle. (Bot.) An American herb ( Crotalaria sagittalis ), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod. Any species of Crotalaria , a genus of yellow-flowered ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae (Subfamily Faboideae ) commonly known as rattlepods . The Crotalaria genus includes about 500 species of herbs and shrubs. Africa is the continent with a majority of Crotalaria ...