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noun
Any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A plant of species Sesbania drummondii, native to the southeastern United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: poison bean, rattlebox
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History
From rattle + bush, because of the rattling of the seeds in the inflated fruits.
