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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)

  1. A Mexican and Central American plant of the lily family (Schoenocaulon officinale).
  2. The seeds of this plant, used in medicine and insecticides.