squill
1Squill — (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea maritima}, formerly {Scilla maritima}), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties …
2SQUILL — (Heb. חָצָב, ḥaẓav (mish.) or חֲצוּב, ḥaẓuv), the Urginea maritima, a plant with a very large bulb that grows wild in almost every district of Israel. It lies dormant in the summer, its leaves withering, but later a stalk with a large… …
3squill — like, adj. /skwil/, n. 1. the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant. 2. the plant itself. 3. any related plant of the genus Scilla. [1350 1400;… …
4squill — ► NOUN 1) (also sea squill) a Mediterranean plant with broad leaves and white flowers. 2) a small plant resembling a hyacinth, with clusters of violet blue or blue striped flowers. ORIGIN Greek skilla …
5squill — [skwil] n. [ME < L squilla, scilla < Gr skilla] 1. SEA ONION 2. SCILLA …
6squill — The cut and dried fleshy inner scales of the bulb of the white variety of Urginea maritima (Mediterranean s.), or of U. indica (Indian s.) (family Liliaceae); the central portion of the bulb is excluded during its processing; s. contains cardiac… …
7squill — paprastasis jūrsvogūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Drimia maritima), paplitęs Viduržemio jūros regione, Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Drimia maritima; Urginea maritima angl.… …
8squill — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French squille, Latin squilla, scilla, from Greek skilla Date: 14th century 1. a. a Mediterranean bulbous herb (Urginea maritima) of the lily family called also sea onion compare red squill 1 b. (1) the… …
9squill — noun 1》 (also sea squill) a coastal Mediterranean bulbous plant with broad leaves and white flowers. [Drimia maritima.] ↘(also squills) an extract of the squill bulb, which is poisonous and has medicinal uses. 2》 a small plant resembling a… …
10squill — [[t]skwɪl[/t]] n. 1) pln the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried: used esp. as an expectorant 2) pln the plant itself 3) pln any related plant of the genus Scilla[/ex] • Etymology:… …