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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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
Among the smaller bulbs that deserve special mention are the Crocus, the Snow Drop, the Scilla, and the Musk or Grape Hyacinth.
From Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover by Eben E. (Eben Eugene) Rexford
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 Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
I. Emetics, ipecacuanha, emetic tartar, antimonium tartarisatum, squill, scilla maritima, carduus benedictus, cnicus acarna, chamœmile, anthemis nobilis, white vitriol, vitriolum zinci, foxglove, digitalis purpurea, clysters of tobacco.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
If planted outdoors in September, cover well with leaves Bulb-flowered scilla 2-3 in.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw
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