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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
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
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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