rattlebox

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rattlebox
    n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having
         inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for
         pasture and green-manure crops [syn: {crotalaria},
         {rattlebox}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*b[o^]ks`), n.
   1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
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   2. (Bot.)
      (a) An American herb ({Crotalaria sagittalis}), the seeds
          of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.
      (b) Any species of {Crotalaria}, a genus of
          yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded
          pods.
          [1913 Webster]