sabadilla

sabadilla
sabadilla [sab΄ə dil′ə]
n.
[Sp cebadilla, dim. of cebada, barley < L cibare, to feed < cibus, food]
1. a Mexican and Central American plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family, with brown seeds used in insecticides and formerly in medicine
2. the seeds, containing the alkaloids veratrine, veratridine, etc.

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  • sabadilla — noun Etymology: Spanish cebadilla Date: 1812 a Mexican plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family; also its seeds that are used as a source of veratrine and in insecticides …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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