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Noun: sabadilla  ,sab-u'di-lu
  1. A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative

Derived forms: sabadillas

Encyclopedia: Sabadilla