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sea onion
(encz) | sea onion, n: |
Sea onion
(gcide) | Sea onion \Sea" on"ion\ (Bot.)
The officinal squill. See Squill.
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sea onion
(gcide) | Squill \Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a
squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea
maritima}, 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 (Scilla mutans).
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A squilla.
(b) A mantis.
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sea onion
(wn) | sea onion
n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: sea squill, {sea
onion}, squill, Urginea maritima]
2: European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn:
spring squill, Scilla verna, sea onion] |
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Sea onion
(gcide) | Sea onion \Sea" on"ion\ (Bot.)
The officinal squill. See Squill.
[1913 Webster]Squill \Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a
squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea
maritima}, 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 (Scilla mutans).
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A squilla.
(b) A mantis.
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