rattleweed
Any plant of the genus AstragalusAny plant of the genus Astragalus. of milkvetches.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Any plant of the genus Astragalus. of milkvetches.
Certain other plants:
(countable, uncountable)Cobwebby wild indigo (Baptisia arachnifera), an endangered legume native to the United States.
(countable, uncountable)Fremont’s leather flower (Clematis fremontii), a flowering plant in the buttercup family found in the United States.
(countable, uncountable)Rattlepod (Crotalaria retusa), a flowering legume native to tropical Asia, Africa, and Australia.
(countable, uncountable)Desert senna (Senna covesii), a perennial subshrub native to the United States and Mexico.
(countable, uncountable)Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
Origin
From rattle + weed.From rattle + weed.
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Forms
plural: rattleweeds| Singular | rattleweed |
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regular
Synonyms
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