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rattlebush

rattlebush noun: any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.

Noun

rattlebush (usually uncountable, plural rattlebushes)

  1. (usually) Any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.
  2. (usually) Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria.
  3. (usually) A plant of species Sesbania drummondii, native to the southeastern United States.

Synonyms of rattlebush

Forms of rattlebush

pluralrattlebushes

Origin of rattlebush

From rattle + bush, because of the rattling of the seeds in the inflated fruits.

Questions about rattlebush

What does rattlebush mean?
Rattlebush means any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.
What part of speech is rattlebush?
Rattlebush is a noun.
What is the plural of rattlebush?
The plural of rattlebush is rattlebushes.

Words near rattlebush in the dictionary

  1. rattlebox
  2. rattleboxes
  3. rattlebrain
  4. rattlebrained
  5. rattlebrains
  6. rattlebush
  7. rattlebushes
  8. rattlecap
  9. rattlecaps
  10. rattled
  11. rattled a saber

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