urginea

The bulbs of U. indica (Indian squill) and U. maritima (white or Mediterranean squill); the source of squill. [L. urgeo, to press, referring to the shape of the seeds]

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ur·gin·ea ər-'jin-ē-ə n

1) cap a genus of bulbous herbs of the lily family native to the Old World and esp. to the Mediterranean region see SQUILL (1a)

2 a) often cap squill for medicinal use composed of the sliced young bulbs of the squill (Urginea indica) of the Orient used in the British Pharmacopoeia called also Indian squill compare WHITE SQUILL

b) any plant of the genus Urginea

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Ur·gin·ea (ər-jinґe-ə) [L.] a genus of plants of the family Liliaceae. U. mariґtima (L.) Baker, a white Mediterranean species, and U. inґdica Kunth., an Indian species, are varieties of squill.