squill

noun

1. bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant

Definition categories: plant, bulb

2. having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties

Definition categories: plant

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

Similar word(s): scilla

Definition categories: plant