Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See
   {Veratrum}.] (Chem.)
   A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore
   ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline
   powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used
   externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of
   neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also {veratria}, and
   {veratrina}.