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单词 sabadilla
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sab•a•dil•la  (sab′ə dilə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya Mexican plant, Schoenocaulon officinale, of the lily family, having long, grasslike leaves and bitter seeds.
  2. Plant Biologythe seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally and as a source of veratrine and veratridine.
  • Spanish cebadilla Indian caustic barley, diminutive of cebada barley (feminine) Latin cibātus (masculine) fodder, nutriment, equivalent. to cibā(re) to feed + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sabadilla /ˌsæbəˈdɪlə/ n
  1. a tropical American liliaceous plant, Schoenocaulon officinale
  2. the bitter brown seeds of this plant, which contain the alkaloids veratrine and veratridine and are used in insecticides
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada barley, from Latin cibāre to feed, from cibus food
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