2 definitions found 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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