| crotalaria | (n) any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops, Syn. rattlebox |
| genus crotalaria | (n) large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa |
| talaria | (n) a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art) |
| american rattlebox | (n) tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle, Syn. Crotalaria sagitallis |
| indian rattlebox | (n) erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India, Syn. Crotalaria spectabilis |
| ketamine | (n) a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP, Syn. Ketalar, ketamine hydrochloride |
