ˌsabəˈdilə, -ˈdē(y)ə noun
also ceb·a·dil·la ˌseb-
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada barley, from cebo feed, from Latin cibus food — more at cibarial
1. : a Mexican plant ( Schoenocaulon officinale ) of the family Liliaceae — called also cevadilla
2. : the seeds of the sabadilla plant used as a source of veratrine and in the preparation of an insecticide used especially for stock and for garden crops