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rattlebush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rat-tle-bush
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.

Uncountable

noun

Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria.

Uncountable

noun

A plant of species Sesbania drummondii, native to the southeastern United States.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

rattlebushes (plural)

Synonyms

poison bean rattlebox

Questions

What does rattlebush mean?
Any of various plants of the genus Baptisia.
Where does rattlebush come from?
From rattle + bush, because of the rattling of the seeds in the inflated fruits.

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