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crotalaria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɒtəˈlɛəɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹɑtəˈlɛɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹoʊ.təˈ-/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rattlebox

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

Narrower terms: American rattlebox, Crotalaria sagitallis, Indian rattlebox, Crotalaria spectabilis

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Crotalaria.