Definitions for sabadilla

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sabadilla sab·a·dil·la

Spelling: [sab-uh-dil-uh]

IPA: /ˌsæb əˈdɪl ə/

Sabadilla is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 224 anagrams from letters in sabadilla (aaabdills).

Definitions for sabadilla

noun

1. a Mexican plant, Schoenocaulon officinale, of the lily family, having long, grasslike leaves and bitter seeds.
2. the seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally and as a source of veratrine and veratridine.

Origin of sabadilla

1805-15; Spanish cebadilla Indian caustic barley, diminutive of cebada barley (feminine) ≪ Latin cibātus (masculine) fodder, nutriment, equivalent to cibā(re) to feed + -tus suffix of v. acti

Examples for sabadilla

Alcoholic extract of sabadilla; Extractum sabadill, L. Prep.