Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squill"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squill \Squill\, n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense
1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea,
formerly Scilla, maritima}), of acrid, expectorant,
diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine.
Called also {sea onion}.
(b) Any bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}; as, the
bluebell squill ({S. mutans}).
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A squilla.
(b) A mantis.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
squill
n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
an expectorant
2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
onion}, {Urginea maritima}]
3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: {scilla}]
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