- squill blue
- noun
: a light blue that is greener and duller than average forget-me-not (sense 2a) or della Robbia blue — called also Diana
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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
