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.
Source: Wiktionary
Sab`a*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.)
Definition: A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schænocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 January 2025
(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
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