sabadilla
noun
- a Mexican and Central American plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family, with brown seeds used in insecticides and formerly in medicine
- the seeds, containing the alkaloids veratrine, veratridine, etc.
See sabadilla in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(săbˌə-dĭlˈə, -dēˈə)
noun- A Mexican and Central American plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family, having very long, densely flowered spikelike racemes, straplike perianth segments, and brown seeds that are rich in veratrine.
- The seeds of this plant, used in insecticides and in some medicinal preparations.
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