sabadilla
/ˌsæbəˈdɪlə/noun
1- a Mexican plant of the lily family, whose seeds contain veratrine沙巴草, 茎苇百合。
1.1
- Schoenocaulon officinale, family Liliaceae.拉丁名Schoenocaulon officinale,百合科。
1.2
- mass noun a preparation of these 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)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada 'barley'.