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rattlewort

rattlewort noun: rattlebox.

Noun

rattlewort (uncountable)

  1. Rattlebox.

rattlewort meaning in Tamil

rattlewort in Tamil

rattlewort
சொடக்கு coṭakku

Origin of rattlewort

From Middle English *ratelwort (attested only as Middle English ratele), from Old English hrætelwyrt (“rattlewort”), equivalent to rattle + wort (“plant, herb”).

Questions about rattlewort

What does rattlewort mean?
Rattlewort means rattlebox.
What is rattlewort in Tamil?
Rattlewort in Tamil is சொடக்கு (coṭakku). See Rattlewort meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rattlewort?
Rattlewort is a noun.

Words near rattlewort in the dictionary

  1. rattletraps
  2. rattlety
  3. rattleweed
  4. rattleweeds
  5. rattlewings
  6. rattlewort
  7. Rattley
  8. rattlier
  9. rattliest
  10. rattlin
  11. rattlin'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rattlewort (page history and authors); சொடக்கு (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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