Scilla

See also: scilla

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin scilla (“squill”), from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Proper noun

Scilla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – squills.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Hyacintheae - tribe; Hyacinthinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scilla bifolia (alpine squill) - type species; Scilla amoena (star hyacinth), Scilla forbesii (Forbes' glory-of-the-snow), Scilla hyacinthoides (hyacinth bluebell, hyacinth squill), Scilla luciliae (Lucile's glory-of-the-snow), Scilla nana, Scilla peruviana (Cuban lily, Portuguese squill, corymbose squill), Scilla sardensis (lesser glory-of-the-snow), Scilla sibirica (Siberian squill), Scilla verna (Spring squill, sea onion) - selected other species

Derived terms

• Scilla autumnalis (autumn squill, starry hyacinth, now Prospero autumnale)
• Scilla livida (now Ledebouria revoluta)

See also

• Squilla

References

• Scilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scilla at Index to Organism Names
• Scilla at Plants of the World Online
• Scilla at Germplasm Resources Information Network

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃil.la/
• Rhymes: -illa
• Hyphenation: Scìl‧la

Proper noun

Scilla f

1. (Greek mythology) Scylla
2. A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

Proper noun

Scilla m or f by sense

1. a surname