Thesaurus: squill

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1. n. A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion.
2. n. Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans).
3. n. A squilla.
4. n. A mantis.
5. n. bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
6. n. having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
7. n. an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
8. 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion. (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans). 2. (Zoöl.) (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis.
9. n bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant n having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties n an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers