squill

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/skwɪl/

noun

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

Similar
squillasea squillsea onionUrginea maritimascilla
OriginFrench scille ← Latin scilla →
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Meanings

nounsquill (plural squills)

plural squills

  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 & antonyms

Similar
squilla

nounhaving dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties

Similar
sea squillsea onionUrginea maritima
Broader
liliaceous plant

nounan Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers

Similar
scilla
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
red squillscillasea onionsea squill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinscilla
  2. Frenchscille
  3. Englishsquill

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek σκίλλα
  • σκίλλα (skílla)plant of the genus Scilla
Bulgarian синчец, скарида богомолка
  • синчец (sinčec)plant of the genus Scilla
  • скарида богомолка (skarida bogomolka)mantis shrimp
Catalan escil·la, galera
  • escil·laplant of the genus Scilla
  • galeramantis shrimp
Czech ladoňka
  • ladoňkaplant of the genus Scilla
Dutch sterhyacint
  • sterhyacintplant of the genus Scilla
Finnish sinililja
  • sinililjaplant of the genus Scilla
French scille
  • scilleplant of the genus Scilla
German Blaustern
  • Blausternplant of the genus Scilla
Hebrew חָצָב, חצב מצוי
  • חָצָב (chatzáv)plant of the genus Drimia
  • חצב מצוי (chatzáv matzúy)plant of the genus Drimia
Hungarian csillagvirág
  • csillagvirágplant of the genus Scilla
Irish sciolla
  • sciollaplant of the genus Scilla
Italian scilla, canocchia
  • scillaplant of the genus Scilla
  • canocchiamantis shrimp
Latin scilla
  • scillaplant of the genus Scilla
Polish cebulica
  • cebulicaplant of the genus Scilla
Portuguese scilla
  • scillaplant of the genus Scilla
Romanian viorea, scila
  • vioreaplant of the genus Scilla
  • scilaplant of the genus Scilla
Russian проле́ска
  • проле́ска (proléska)plant of the genus Scilla
Spanish escila
  • escilaplant of the genus Scilla
Swedish scilla, blåstjärna
  • scillaplant of the genus Scilla
  • blåstjärnaplant of the genus Scilla
Tagalog esila
  • esilaplant of the genus Scilla
Ukrainian про́лісок
  • про́лісок (prólisok)plant of the genus Scilla
Welsh sêr
  • sêrplant of the genus Scilla

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with squill

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Cite this entry
APA

squill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squill

MLA

“squill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squill.

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