sabadilla

sabadilla
The seed of Schoenocaulon officinale (family Liliaceae), a plant of the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; it yields cevadine, veratridine, and several other alkaloids; has been used externally as a parasiticide. SYN: cevadilla. [Sp. cevadilla, ult. fr. L. cibus, food]

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sab·a·dil·la .sab-ə-'dil-ə, -'dē-(y)ə n a Mexican plant (Schoenocaulon officinalis) of the lily family (Liliaceae) also its seeds that are used as a source of veratrine and in insecticides and formerly in a preparation against external parasites (as head lice)

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