Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: scilla, sea squill, Urginea maritima

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

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