- spring squill
- nounEuropean scilla with small blue or purple flowers• Syn: ↑Scilla verna, ↑sea onion
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spring squill
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squill — like, adj. /skwil/, n. 1. the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant. 2. the plant itself. 3. any related plant of the genus Scilla. [1350 1400;… … Universalium
Siberian squill — Taxobox | name = Siberian squill image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Scilla species = S. siberica binomial = Scilla siberica binomial authority = Haw … Wikipedia
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siberian squill — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st S : a Eurasian blue flowered herb (Scilla sibirica) cultivated as a spring blooming bulb * * * a bulbous, Eurasian plant, Scilla siberica, of the lily family, having nodding, deep blue flowers … Useful english dictionary
Scilla — For the town, see Scilla, Italy. For the given name, see Priscilla. For the mythological monster, see Scylla. Taxobox name = Scilla image width = 250px image caption = Siberian Squill ( Scilla siberica ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta… … Wikipedia
Scilla verna — Taxobox | name = Spring squill image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Scilla species = S. verna binomial = Scilla verna binomial authority = Huds.… … Wikipedia
sea onion — noun 1. having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties • Syn: ↑sea squill, ↑squill, ↑Urginea maritima • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Urginea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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