SQUILL

scilla, squill

(noun) an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers

squill

(noun) bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

squill (plural squills)

A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties

A sea onion (Drimia maritima)

A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Synonyms

• squilla

Anagrams

• quills

Source: Wiktionary

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Squill, n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.) (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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