sea onion

American  

noun

1. Also called sea squill.  a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill.

2. a squill, Scilla verna, of the Isle of Wight, having narrow leaves and clusters of violet flowers.

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sea onion British  

noun

1. another name for sea squill

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Etymology

Origin of sea onion

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Platina also adds the squill or sea onion to this category.

From Project Gutenberg

Squilly, or the sea onion, to which great medicinal qualities are ascribed, grows in great abundance in these islands, and might be procured in almost any quantity.

From Project Gutenberg

The sea onion, or squill, was administered by the Egyptians, in cases of dropsy, under the mystic title of the eye of Typhon.

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