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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

Scilla, who is now 83, was just 16 when she went around London taking photos because she was bored and wanted something to do.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

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

Camass′ia, a genus of liliaceous plants nearly related to the European Scilla; Camass′-rat, a small gopher rodent which devours the bulbs of the camass.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various