squill
squill /skwɪl/
noun
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An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink, blue or white racemose flowers
(
scilla
, squill
)
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink, blue or white racemose flowers
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Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
(
sea onion
, sea squill
, squill
, Urginea maritima
)
having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
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Bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
(
squill
)
bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
The dried bulb of the squill is used in traditional medicine as an expectorant.
The dried bulb of the squill is used in traditional medicine as an expectorant.