crotalaria

• Substantiv, das verschiedene Pflanzen der Gattung Crotalaria bezeichnet, die sich durch aufgeblasene Hülsenfrüchte auszeichnen, in denen die Samen klappern, und die als Weide- und Gründüngungspflanzen genutzt werden.

A noun referring to any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria, characterized by inflated pods within which the seeds rattle, and used for pasture and green-manure crops.

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   Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria, characterized by inflated seed pods that rattle when shaken, often used for pasture and as green manure.

   Crotalaria

   • The farmer planted crotalaria to enrich the soil before the main crop.
   • Crotalaria pods make a distinctive rattling sound in the wind.
   • Some species of crotalaria are toxic to livestock if consumed in large quantities.

   Synonymerattlebox