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A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.

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  1. n. A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
  2. n. any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
  3. A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox. Note: Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp.
  4. n any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops