squill
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noun
- A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
- A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
- A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean
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From French scille, from Latin scilla. Doublet of scilla.
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