sabadilla
Sab`a*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) Defn: A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schænocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.
Sab`a*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) Defn: A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schænocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.