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noun
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
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noun
A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean
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noun
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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Synonyms: scilla
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Broader terms: liliaceous plant
Narrower terms: spring squill, Scilla verna, sea onion
noun
having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sea squill, sea onion, Urginea maritima
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Broader terms: liliaceous plant
noun
bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bulb
History
From French scille, from Latin scilla. Doublet of scilla.
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
