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saba·dilla (sab′ə dil′ə)
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.
Etymology: Sp cebadilla, dim. of cebada, barley < L cibare, to feed < cibus, food
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