squill

From French scille, from Latin scilla. Doublet of scilla.

• IPA^(key): /skwɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

squill (plural squills)

1. A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
2. A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
3. A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

• squilla

• squill-gee

• quills