rattlebox

/ ˈrætəlˌbɒks /

noun

1. any of various tropical and subtropical leguminous plants that have inflated pods within which the seeds rattle

Example Sentences

Ornate moths absorb noxious chemicals called alkaloids from rattlebox flowers and hang onto them as chemical defenses.

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Then there is the fabulously named yellow rattlebox.

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"No!" exclaimed Jumpo, as he tied his tail in three hard knots and untied it as quickly as you can watch the baby shake his rattlebox.

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"Gracious, what a rattlebox you're getting to be, Alice," spoke Ruth, soberly, as she laid aside her sewing and went to the bureau for her pocketbook.

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We will not be here late enough in the season to shake the rattlebox and hear the seeds inside it that give it its name.

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