squill

2 definitions found

squill - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

squill - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
         , squill, 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, squill]