cro·ta·lar·ia .krō-tə-'lar-ē-ə, .krä- n
1) cap a large genus of usu. tropical and subtropical plants of the family Leguminosae with yellow flowers and inflated pods including some containing toxic alkaloids esp. in the seeds that are poisonous to farm animals and humans
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Cro·ta·la·ria (kro″tə-larґe-ə) [L. crotalum rattle or castanet] a large genus of leguminous herbs, most species of which grow in warm to tropical climates; many species contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids such as monocrotaline, which can cause crotalism in animals that consume them.Medical dictionary. 2011.