noun
Meaning 1
A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
scilla
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UK: /ˈsɪlə/
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noun
Meaning 2
A bulb of Urginea scilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: squill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliaceous plant
Narrower terms: spring squill, Scilla verna, sea onion
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla). Doublet of squill.