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Definition of Rattle weed
1. Noun. Much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida.
Generic synonyms: False Indigo, Wild Indigo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattle Weed
Literary usage of Rattle weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"... though the inflated pods of this species in which the,seeds rattle at the
slightest jar make the name of "rattle-box" or "rattle- weed" more appropiate. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1880)
"According to Professor Asa Gray, the rattle weed of California belongs to the
genus Astragalus, and it seems probable that the plant described by Dr. ..."
3. Papilio by Henry Edwards, Eugene Murray-Aaron, New York Entomological Club (1881)
"And they have nearly disappeared, and examples taken since asth have been worn.
But at this date, loth June, the rattle weed is ..."
4. Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale (1897)
"It is also known by the common names of squaw root, black snake root, rattle
weed, etc. The stem is simple, smooth, from four to eight feet high. ..."
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