Sabadilla Definition
săbə-dĭlə, -dēə
noun
A plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) found from Mexico to Peru, having long spikelike racemes of small flowers, long narrow leaves, and seeds that contain veratridine and other alkaloids.
American Heritage Medicine
A Mexican and Central American plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family, with brown seeds used in insecticides and formerly in medicine.
Webster's New World
The seeds, containing the alkaloids veratrine, veratridine, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sabadilla
Noun
Singular:
sabadilla
Plural:
sabadillasOrigin of Sabadilla
Spanish cebadilla diminutive of cebada barley from Latin cibātus from past participle of cibāre to feed from cibus food
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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