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单词 sabadilla
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Definition of sabadilla in English:

sabadilla

noun ˌsabəˈdɪləˌsæbəˈdɪlə
  • 1A Mexican plant of the lily family, whose seeds contain veratrine.

    沙巴草,茎苇百合

    Schoenocaulon officinale, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The drops contain the extracts of ingredients such as aphis, or ground honey bees, and plants such as euphrasia and sabadilla.
    • In that country there grows in abundance a species of seed in form and color like oats, and locally known as sabadilla.
    • It is not quite certain whether the seeds are obtained from the Veratrum sabadilla, a plant 3 or 4 feet high, or from the V. officinale, differing slightly in appearance and construction.
    1. 1.1mass noun A preparation of sabadilla seeds, used as an agricultural insecticide and in medicines.
      沙巴草籽(用于制农用杀虫剂及供医用)
      as modifier sabadilla dust
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sabadilla is considered among the least toxic of botanical insecticides.
      • Sabadilla produces symptoms similar to those of a cold or hay fever, which it is used to treat homeopathically.
      • One, sabadilla, is made from a lily and works as a contact and stomach poison for numerous insects.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada 'barley'.

Definition of sabadilla in US English:

sabadilla

nounˌsabəˈdiləˌsæbəˈdɪlə
  • 1A Mexican plant of the lily family, whose seeds contain veratrine.

    沙巴草,茎苇百合

    Schoenocaulon officinale, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In that country there grows in abundance a species of seed in form and color like oats, and locally known as sabadilla.
    • It is not quite certain whether the seeds are obtained from the Veratrum sabadilla, a plant 3 or 4 feet high, or from the V. officinale, differing slightly in appearance and construction.
    • The drops contain the extracts of ingredients such as aphis, or ground honey bees, and plants such as euphrasia and sabadilla.
    1. 1.1 A preparation of sabadilla seeds, used as an agricultural insecticide and in medicines.
      沙巴草籽(用于制农用杀虫剂及供医用)
      as modifier sabadilla dust
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One, sabadilla, is made from a lily and works as a contact and stomach poison for numerous insects.
      • Sabadilla is considered among the least toxic of botanical insecticides.
      • Sabadilla produces symptoms similar to those of a cold or hay fever, which it is used to treat homeopathically.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada ‘barley’.

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