RATTLEBOX

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.

2.
n.

An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.

3.
n.

Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.