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Crotalaria


Crotˊa-la′ri-a

(kr?tˊ?-l?′r?-? or kr?ˊt?-l?′r?-A)
,
Noun.
[NL. See
Crotalum
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
Crotalaria juncea
furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp.

Definition 2024


Crotalaria

Crotalaria

See also: crotalaria

Translingual

Crotalaria retusa

Proper noun

Crotalaria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the rattlepods, of Africa.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

crotalaria

crotalaria

See also: Crotalaria

English

Crotalaria retusa

Wikispecies

Noun

crotalaria (plural crotalarias)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.