squill

English

Etymology

French squille or scille, from Latin squilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skwɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

squill (plural squills)

A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Synonyms

squilla

Translations

plant of the genus Scilla

Czech: ladoňka f
Finnish: sinililja (fi)
French: scille (fr) f
German: Blaustern m
Hungarian: csillagvirág (hu)
Irish: sciolla m

Italian: scilla f
Polish: cebulica (pl) f
Romanian: viorea (ro) f, scila f
Swedish: scilla (sv) c, blåstjärna (sv) c
Tagalog: esila

mantis shrimp

Italian: canocchia (it) f

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