squill

Meaning

1. A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
2. A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
3. A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Synonyms

scilla

sea onion

sea squill

Urginea maritima

indigo squill

squilla

plant

🌱

wild hyacinth

expectorant

Translations

scille

scilla

Blaustern

Hustenlöser

κρόμμυο θάλασας

عناصل

squille

expectorant

scille maritime

σκιλοκρόμμυδο

scilla

scilles

scille officinale

Expektorans

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skwɪl/

Etymology

From French scille, from Latin scilla. Doublet of scilla.