squill

squill
The cut and dried fleshy inner scales of the bulb of the white variety of Urginea maritima (Mediterranean s.), or of U. indica (Indian s.) (family Liliaceae); the central portion of the bulb is excluded during its processing; s. contains cardiac glycosides (scillaren-A and scillaren-B) and scillaricide, a rodenticide. SYN: scilla. [L. squilla or scilla]

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squill 'skwil n
1 a) a Mediterranean bulbous herb of the genus Urginea (U. maritima) of the lily family called also sea onion
b) any of several other plants of the genus Urginea
c) the bulbs of a squill (esp. U. maritima)
2 a) the dried sliced bulb of the white-bulbed form of the squill (Urginea maritima) of the Mediterranean region or the dried sliced bulb of a related Asian plant (U. indica) that contains one or more physically active cardiac glycosides and was formerly used as an expectorant, cardiac stimulant, and diuretic see URGINEA (2a) compare WHITE SQUILL
b) RED SQUILL (2)

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(skwil) [Gr. skilla] 1. any of various plants of the genus Urginea, particularly U. maritima or U. indica. 2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of U. maritima or U. indica; a distinction is made between those with white bulbs (white squill) and those with red bulbs (red squill). Called also scilla.

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