- hyacinth squill
- noun
: an ornamental bulbous Mediterranean plant (Scilla hyacinthoides) with lilac-purple flowers
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hyacinth squill
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squill — noun 1》 (also sea squill) a coastal Mediterranean bulbous plant with broad leaves and white flowers. [Drimia maritima.] ↘(also squills) an extract of the squill bulb, which is poisonous and has medicinal uses. 2》 a small plant resembling a… … English new terms dictionary
wood hyacinth — noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla • Syn: ↑wild hyacinth, ↑bluebell, ↑harebell, ↑Hyacinthoides nonscripta, ↑Scilla nonscripta • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Me … Useful english dictionary
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Wood hyacinth — A European squill ({Scilla nonscripta}) having a scape bearing a raceme of drooping blue, purple, white, or sometimes pink, bell shaped flowers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indigo squill — noun eastern camas; eastern and central North America • Syn: ↑wild hyacinth, ↑Camassia scilloides • Hypernyms: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash … Useful english dictionary
star hyacinth — noun 1. : a spring blooming European squill (Scilla amoena) with pale blue flowers 2. : a star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) … Useful english dictionary
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