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Sabadilla
Sabˊa-dil′la
(săbˊȧ-dĭl′lȧ)
, Noun.
[Sp.
cebadilla
.] (Bot.)
A Mexican liliaceous plant (
Schoenocaulon officinale
); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine
. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. Definition 2024
sabadilla
sabadilla
English
Noun
sabadilla (plural sabadillas)
- A Mexican and Central American plant of the lily family (Schoenocaulon officinale).
- The seeds of this plant, used in medicine and insecticides.