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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SQUILL — (Heb. חָצָב, ḥaẓav (mish.) or חֲצוּב, ḥaẓuv), the Urginea maritima, a plant with a very large bulb that grows wild in almost every district of Israel. It lies dormant in the summer, its leaves withering, but later a stalk with a large… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
squill — ► NOUN 1) (also sea squill) a Mediterranean plant with broad leaves and white flowers. 2) a small plant resembling a hyacinth, with clusters of violet blue or blue striped flowers. ORIGIN Greek skilla … English terms dictionary
squill — [skwil] n. [ME < L squilla, scilla < Gr skilla] 1. SEA ONION 2. SCILLA … English World dictionary
squill — The cut and dried fleshy inner scales of the bulb of the white variety of Urginea maritima (Mediterranean s.), or of U. indica (Indian s.) (family Liliaceae); the central portion of the bulb is excluded during its processing; s. contains cardiac… … Medical dictionary
squill — paprastasis jūrsvogūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Drimia maritima), paplitęs Viduržemio jūros regione, Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Drimia maritima; Urginea maritima angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
squill — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French squille, Latin squilla, scilla, from Greek skilla Date: 14th century 1. a. a Mediterranean bulbous herb (Urginea maritima) of the lily family called also sea onion compare red squill 1 b. (1) the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
squill — [[t]skwɪl[/t]] n. 1) pln the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried: used esp. as an expectorant 2) pln the plant itself 3) pln any related plant of the genus Scilla[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
squill — scylė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Hiacintiniai – Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh. atitikmenys: lot. Scilla angl. bluebell; squill; starry jacinth vok. Blaustern; Scilla rus. пролеска; сцилла lenk. cebulica; scilla … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
