Defenition of the word squill
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Defenition of the word squill
- an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
- having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
- bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
Synonyms for the word squill
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- scilla
- sea onion
- sea squill
- Urginea maritima
Meronymys for the word squill
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- genus Scilla
- genus Urginea
- sea onion
- sea squill
- squill
- Urginea
- Urginea maritima
Hyponyms for the word squill
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- Scilla verna
- sea onion
- spring squill
Hypernyms for the word squill
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