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squill
[ skwil ]
/ skwɪl /
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noun
the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
the plant itself.
any related plant of the genus Scilla.
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Origin of squill
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin squilla, variant of scilla<Greek skÃlla
OTHER WORDS FROM squill
squill-like, adjectiveWords nearby squill
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British Dictionary definitions for squill
squill
/ (skwɪl) /
noun
See sea squill
the bulb of the sea squill, formerly used medicinally as an expectorant after being sliced and dried
any Old World liliaceous plant of the genus Scilla, such as S. verna (spring squill) of Europe, having small blue or purple flowers
Word Origin for squill
C14: from Latin squilla sea onion, from Greek skilla, of obscure origin
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