About The Word Squill
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Squill
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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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