Scilla
noun
modern name of Scylla.
Scilla
American
[sil-uh, sheel-lah]
/ ˈsɪl ə, ˈʃil lɑ /
noun
scilla
British
/ ˈsɪlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of scilla
C19: via Latin from Greek skilla; compare squill
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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
Like many eminent naturalists of his day, Scilla gave way to the popular persuasion, that all fossil shells were the effects and proofs of the Mosaic deluge.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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
"You are a nice botanist, Mr. Coristine, to confound that campanula with the Scottish blue-bell, which is a scilla, or wild hyacinth."
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
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 tiny scilla, sapphire blue, Is gently sweeping in, to strew The earth with heaven; and sudden rills Of sunlit yellow, sweeping through, Spread into lakes of daffodils.
From The Red Flower Poems Written in War Time by Van Dyke, Henry
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