rattlewort
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English *ratelwort (attested only as Middle English ratele), from Old English hrætelwyrt (“rattlewort”), equivalent to rattle + wort (“plant, herb”).
Noun
[edit]rattlewort (uncountable)
- (plants) Rattlebox.
References
[edit]- “rattlewort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.