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A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea maritima, formerly Scilla maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties, used in medicine. Called also sea onion.
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Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (Scilla mutans).
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bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
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having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
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an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
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