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sabadillaenUK
sab·a·dil·la S0002600 (săb′ə-dĭl′ə, -dē′ə)n.1. 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.2. A preparation of the seeds of this plant, used as an insecticide and in some medicinal preparations.
[Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada, barley, from Latin cibātus, from past participle of cibāre, to feed, from cibus, food.]sabadilla (ˌsæbəˈdɪlə) n1. (Plants) a tropical American liliaceous plant, Schoenocaulon officinale2. (Plants) the bitter brown seeds of this plant, which contain the alkaloids veratrine and veratridine and are used in insecticides[C19: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada barley, from Latin cibāre to feed, from cibus food]sabadillaenUK
sabadilla[‚sa·bə′dē·ə] (materials) Ripe seeds of the sabadilla plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) that have been dried; used as an insecticide on cattle. Also known as caustic barley; cevedilla. sabadillaenUK
sab·a·dil·la (sab'ă-dil'ă), The seed of Schoenocaulon officinale (family Liliaceae), a plant of the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean; it yields cevadine, veratridine, and several other alkaloids; has been used externally as a parasiticide. Synonym(s): cevadilla [Sp. cevadilla, ult. fr. L. cibus, food] sabadilla (săb′ə-dĭl′ə, -dē′ə)n.1. 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.2. A preparation of the seeds of this plant, used as an insecticide and in some medicinal preparations. |