SABADILLA

Etymology

Noun

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



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