- Crotalaria sagitallis
- nountropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle• Syn: ↑American rattlebox• Hypernyms: ↑crotalaria, ↑rattlebox• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Crotalaria
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Crotalaria sagitallis
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crotalaria — 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: ↑rattlebox • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑American rattlebox, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Crotalaria — noun large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae • Member Meronyms: ↑crotalaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rattlebox — n. 1 a rattle consisting of a box with objects inside. 2 a rickety old vehicle etc. * * * 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:… … Useful english dictionary
American rattlebox — noun tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle • Syn: ↑Crotalaria sagitallis • Hypernyms: ↑crotalaria, ↑rattlebox • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Crotalaria … Useful english dictionary
