Sab`a*dil"la (săb`&adot;*d&ibreve;l"l&adot;),
n. [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) A
Mexican liliaceous plant (Schœnocaulon officinale); also,
its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used
in medicine as an emetic and purgative.
Sab`a*dil"la (săb`&adot;*d&ibreve;l"l&adot;),
n. [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) A
Mexican liliaceous plant (Schœnocaulon officinale); also,
its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used
in medicine as an emetic and purgative.