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A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.

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  1. n. A toy that makes a rattling 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.
  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
  5. 1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle. 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.
  6. n any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops