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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squill \Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a
     squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea
            maritima}, 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 ({Scilla mutans}).
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A squilla.
        (b) A mantis.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squill
       n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
            an expectorant
       2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
          bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
          onion}, {Urginea maritima}]
       3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
          leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: {scilla}]

















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