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Squill

Squill Meaning & Definition
Squill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Squill?

[n] an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
[n] having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
[n] bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Squill: scilla | sea squill | Urginea maritima

Related Terms | Find terms related to Squill:

See Also | bulb | genus Scilla | genus Urginea | liliaceous plant | Scilla verna | sea onion | spring squill | squill | Urginea

Squill In Webster's Dictionary

\Squill\, n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima}), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also {sea onion}. (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}; as, the bluebell squill ({S. mutans}). 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis.

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