亚洲网紅露点

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sabadilla

[ sab-uh-dil-uh ]

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.


sabadilla

/ 藢蝉忙产蓹藞诲瑟濒蓹 /

noun

  1. a tropical American liliaceous plant, Schoenocaulon officinale
  2. the bitter brown seeds of this plant, which contain the alkaloids veratrine and veratridine and are used in insecticides
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sabadilla1

First recorded in 1805鈥15; from Spanish cebadilla 鈥淚ndian caustic barley,鈥 diminutive of cebada (feminine) 鈥渂arley鈥 ultimately from Latin 肠颈产腻迟耻蝉 (masculine) 鈥渇odder, nutriment,鈥 equivalent to 肠颈产腻(谤别) 鈥渢o feed鈥 + -tus suffix of verbal action
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sabadilla1

C19: from Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada barley, from Latin 肠颈产腻谤别 to feed, from cibus food
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The sabadilla is dextro-rotary; the death camas is levo-rotary.

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For instance, there is the veratrine that may be derived from the sabadilla seeds which grow in the West Indies and Mexico.

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