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scilla
2 English words descend from Latin
scilla
, most common first.
scilla
A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill.
squill
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties