squill

/ˈskwɪl/

Other forms: squills

Definitions of squill

1. noun

   an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
   synonyms: scilla

   types:

   Scilla verna, sea onion, spring squill

   European scilla with small blue or purple flowers

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
2. noun

   bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
   type of:

   bulb

   a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
3. noun

   having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
   synonyms: Urginea maritima, sea onion, sea squill

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber