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• Scilla
  Scilla

  noun

  modern name of Scylla.
• scilla
  scilla

  noun

  any liliaceous plant of the genus Scilla, of Old World temperate regions, having small bell-shaped flowers See also squill

Scilla

American  

[sil-uh, sheel-lah] / ˈsɪl ə, ˈʃil lɑ /

noun

1. modern name of Scylla.

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scilla British  

/ ˈsɪlə /

noun

1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Scilla, of Old World temperate regions, having small bell-shaped flowers See also squill

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Etymology

Origin of scilla

C19: via Latin from Greek skilla; compare _squill

Example Sentences

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After an 18-month consultation headteacher Scilla Yates said the school had developed a set of house names "more reflective of our society and our current values".

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2022

Antonino Scilla, who heads the agriculture department on the Mediterranean island, told Reuters stringent deadlines were partly to blame, but that a general lack of expertise was hurting his region.

From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2021

When Jake turns up dead, Scilla hopes to find his killer, though over time it’s clear she just wants a share of his payoffs for the inside information he’s sold to his contacts.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2012

Scilla Alecci of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists contributed to this report.

From Washington Post

The Scilla campanulata deserves more attention than it has hitherto received.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

All-white daffodils add sophistication and are effective companions for other delicate early-spring plants, such as snowflake, scilla, muscari, phlox, bluebells, foamflower and epimediums.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

Small bulbs such as scilla, glory-of-the-snow and even cyclamen might get established there.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

Wel frome the halk, that oft ther lyf berevis; And scilla hie aſcending in the ayre, 2484 That euery vight may heryng hir declar Of the ſeſſone the paſſing luſtynes.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

Poet's narcissus and this scilla planted together bloom at same time Star of Bethlehem 3 in.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

The warm sunshine soon brought out the scilla and crocus, almost carpeting the whole bed.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.