Used for pasture and green-manure crops

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

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
Rattlebox is a common name for several plants which have inflated fruits in which the seeds may rattle: Crotalaria Sesbania Rhinanthus

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: crotalaria ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. 2 An American herb ((taxlink Crotalaria sagittalis species noshow=1)), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod. 3 Any species of ''Crotalaria'', a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded ...