英语释义
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n. A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore
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(Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder,
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having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in
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ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called
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also veratria, and veratrina.