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Definition of Rattlebox
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Crotalaria
Specialized synonyms: American Rattlebox, Crotalaria Sagitallis, Crotalaria Spectabilis, Indian Rattlebox
Definition of Rattlebox
1. n. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
Definition of Rattlebox
1. Noun. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. ¹
2. Noun. An American herb (''Crotalaria sagittalis''), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod. ¹
3. Noun. Any species of ''Crotalaria'', a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rattlebox
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Medical Definition of Rattlebox
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1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattlebox
Literary usage of Rattlebox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"The yellow flowers of the rattlebox are found in the sandy meadows and along the
roadsides during the summer. Both the generic and English names refer to ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"One in the shape of a squirrel's head is evidently a rattlebox. ... A similar
rattlebox in the shape of an owl's head was found, by some children, ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"One in the shape of a squirrel's head is evidently a rattlebox. ... A similar
rattlebox in the shape of an owl's head was found, by some children, ..."
4. Tsimshian Texts by Franz Boas (1902)
"He carried one little bird named rattlebox. They went in, and Ts'ak' sat down at
the feet of the chief's daughter, who was very sick. and all the birds sat ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In the West the sneezeweed (Helenium), the larkspurs, rattlebox and the loco- or
crazy- weeds are the dread of stock-raisers. The latter (Astragalus) ..."
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