SABADILLA Definition & Meaning

sabadilla

[ sab-uh-dil-uh ]

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noun

a Mexican plant, Schoenocaulon officinale, of the lily family, having long, grasslike leaves and bitter seeds.
the seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally and as a source of veratrine.

sabadilla

/ ˌ��æ��əˈ��ɪ��ə /

noun

a tropical American liliaceous plant, Schoenocaulon officinale
the bitter brown seeds of this plant, which contain the alkaloids veratrine and veratridine and are used in insecticides

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sabadilla¹

First recorded in 1805–15; from Spanish cebadilla “Indian caustic barley,” diminutive of cebada (feminine) “barley” ultimately from Latin ��ٳܲ� (masculine) “fodder, nutriment,” equivalent to ��(��) “to feed” + -tus suffix of verbal action

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sabadilla¹

C19: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada barley, from Latin �� to feed, from cibus food

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Example Sentences

The sabadilla is dextro-rotary; the death camas is levo-rotary.

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For instance, there is the veratrine that may be derived from the sabadilla seeds which grow in the West Indies and Mexico.

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