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squill n. 海蔥;其球根 海蔥;其球根 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 [ synonym: { sea squill}, { sea onion}, { squill}, { Urginea maritima}] 3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [ synonym: { scilla}, { squill}] Squill \ Squill\ ( skw[ i^] l), n. [ F. squille ( also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.] 1. ( Bot.) ( a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({ Urginea maritima}, 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 ({ Scilla mutans}). [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) ( a) A squilla. ( b) A mantis. [ 1913 Webster]
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