Associations to the word «Squill»

Wiktionary

SQUILL, noun. A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
SQUILL, noun. A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Dictionary definition

SQUILL, noun. Bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant.
SQUILL, noun. Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties.
SQUILL, noun. An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers.

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