What is "veratric"

Veratric \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.

a. (context organic chemistry English) Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus ''Veratrum''.