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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squill \Squill\, n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense
1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr ?.]
1. (Bot.)
a A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea,
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 ({S. mutans}).
2. (Zo["o]l.)
a A squilla.
b A mantis.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
squill
n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
an expectorant
2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
onion}, {Urginea maritima}]
3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: {scilla}]
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