Meaning of SQUILL
| Pronunciation: | | skwil
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | scilla, sea squill, Urginea maritima |
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| | See Also: | | bulb, genus Scilla, genus Urginea, liliaceous plant, Scilla verna, sea onion, spring squill, squill, Urginea | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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