rattlebox

rattlebox
n.
1 a rattle consisting of a box with objects inside.
2 a rickety old vehicle etc.

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noun
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
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Crotalaria

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a rattle in the shape of a box
2.
a. : rattle 3a
b. : a plant of the genus Crotalaria; especially : an American annual herb (C. sagittalis) the ripe seeds of which rattle in the inflated pod
e. : seedbox 2

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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