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| sab·a·dil·la [ sàbbə díllə, sàbbə d yə ] (plural sab·a·dil·las or sab·a·dil·la) |
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1. seeds of Mexican plant: the seeds of a plant of the lily family that contain veratrine. Use: insecticides, source of veratrine.
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2. Mexican plant: a plant of the lily family whose seeds are sabadilla. Flowers: long spikelets. Native to: Mexico. Latin name Schoenocaulon officinale.
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| [Early 19th century. < Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada "barley" < Latin cibus "food"] |
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