'Squill' definitions:
Definition of 'squill'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
noun
Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: sea squill, sea onion, squill, Urginea maritima]
noun
An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: scilla, squill]
Definition of 'Squill'
From: 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]