Found 2 items, similar to Squill.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: squill
squill
n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
an expectorant
2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn:
sea squill,
sea onion
,
Urginea maritima]
3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn:
scilla]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Squill
Squill
\Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a
squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (
Urginea maritima
, 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 (
Scilla mutans).
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A squilla.
(b) A mantis.
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