sabadilla
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sabadilla /ˌsabəˈdɪlə/
▶noun a Mexican plant of the lily family, whose seeds contain veratrine. [Schoenocaulon officinale.]
■ a preparation of these seeds, used as an agricultural insecticide and in medicines.
– origin C19: from Sp. cebadilla, dimin. of cebada ‘barley’.
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