Squill
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
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- an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
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- having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
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- bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant