\Ve*ra"tric\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum.
{Veratric acid} (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with
   veratrine, in the root of white hellebore ({Veratrum
   album}), and in sabadilla seed; -- extracted as a white
   crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic
   acid.