English Explanatory Dictionary

rattlewort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rattlebox.

Word forms

rattlewort

Etymology

From Middle English *ratelwort (attested only as Middle English ratele), from Old English hrætelwyrt (“rattlewort”), equivalent to rattle + wort (“plant, herb”).

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