squill

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology

French squille or scille, from Latin squilla.

Noun

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 mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Translations

plant of the genus Scilla

• Czech: ladoňka (cs) f
• French: scille (fr) f
• German: Blaustern (de) m
• Irish: sciolla (ga) m

• Italian: scilla (it) f
• Polish: cebulica (pl) f
• Romanian: viorea (ro) f, scila (ro) f
• Swedish: scilla (sv) c, blåstjärna (sv) c

mantis shrimp

• Italian: canocchia (it) f

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