squill: Meaning and Definition of
squill
Pronunciation: (skwil), [key] — n.
- the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- the plant itself.
- any related plant of the genus Scilla.
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