Meanings
plural sea onions · alternative sea-onion
- A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
Synonyms: squill, maritime squill, red squill
- A spring squill (Scilla verna), a plant of Atlantic Europe.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhaving dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
nounEuropean scilla with small blue or purple flowers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Referring to its coastal habitat and onion-like bulb.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σκίλλα
- σκίλλα (skílla)Drimia maritima
Arabic إشْقِيل, بَصَل الفَأْر
- إشْقِيل (ʔišqīl)Drimia maritima
- بَصَل الفَأْر (baṣal al-faʔr)Drimia maritima
- عُنْصُل (ʕunṣul)Drimia maritima
Bulgarian мо́рски лук
- мо́рски лук (mórski luk)Drimia maritima
Catalan ceba marina
- ceba marinaDrimia maritima
Dutch sterhyacint
- sterhyacintScilla verna
Finnish merisipuli, jättimerisipuli
- merisipuliDrimia maritima
- jättimerisipuliDrimia maritima
- atlantinsinililjaScilla verna
French scille maritime, oignon marin
- scille maritimeDrimia maritima
- oignon marinDrimia maritima
- scille rougeDrimia maritima
- scille des printempsScilla verna
German Meerzwiebel, Frühlingsblaustern
- MeerzwiebelDrimia maritima
- FrühlingsblausternScilla verna
Hebrew חָצָב
- חָצָב (ẖatzáv)Drimia maritima
Irish sciolla earraigh
- sciolla earraighScilla verna
Italian cipolla marina
- cipolla marinaDrimia maritima
Portuguese cebola do mar, scilla
- cebola do marDrimia maritima
- scillaDrimia maritima
- cebola-albarrãDrimia maritima
- cilaScilla verna
Russian морско́й лук
- морско́й лук (morskój luk)Drimia maritima
Spanish ceba marina, cebolla albarrana
- ceba marinaDrimia maritima
- cebolla albarranaDrimia maritima
- escilaDrimia maritima
- escila rojaDrimia maritima
Swedish sjölök, norsk blåstjärna
- sjölökDrimia maritima
- norsk blåstjärnaScilla verna
Turkish ada soğanı
- ada soğanıDrimia maritima
Ukrainian луківка надморська
- луківка надморська (lukivka nadmorsʹka)Drimia maritima
Cite this entry
sea onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20onion
“sea onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20onion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea onion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20onion.
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