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sabadilla

/ˌsæbəˈdɪlə/

sabadilla noun: a Mexican and Central American plant of the family Melanthiaceae (Schoenocaulon officinale, syn. Sabadilla officinalis).

Noun

sabadilla (plural sabadillas)

  1. A Mexican and Central American plant of the family Melanthiaceae (Schoenocaulon officinale, syn. Sabadilla officinalis).
  2. The seeds of this plant, used in medicine and insecticides.

Synonyms of sabadilla

Forms of sabadilla

pluralsabadillas
alternative form (archaic)cebadilla
alternative form (archaic)cevadilla

Origin of sabadilla

From Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada (“barley”).

Words that rhyme with sabadilla

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Questions about sabadilla

What does sabadilla mean?
Sabadilla means a Mexican and Central American plant of the family Melanthiaceae (Schoenocaulon officinale, syn. Sabadilla officinalis).
What part of speech is sabadilla?
Sabadilla is a noun.
How do you pronounce sabadilla?
Sabadilla is pronounced /ˌsæbəˈdɪlə/.
What is the plural of sabadilla?
The plural of sabadilla is sabadillas.

Words near sabadilla in the dictionary

  1. Saba Island
  2. Saba Rock
  3. sabaconid
  4. sabaconids
  5. Sabadell
  6. sabadilla
  7. sabadillas
  8. sabadine
  9. sabadinine
  10. Sabaean
  11. Sabaeanism

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