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1. (n.) squill
the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried: used esp. as an expectorant.
2. squill
the plant itself.
3. squill
any related plant of the genus
Scilla.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L; see squill)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) squill
bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
2. (noun) sea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritima
having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
3. (noun) scilla, squill
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) squill
a European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion
2. (noun) squill
any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans)
3. (noun) squill
a squilla
4. (noun) squill
a mantis
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