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单词 squill
释义
squill (skwĭl)
n.
1.
a. Any of several plants of the genus Urginea of Africa and Eurasia, especially the Mediterranean species U. maritima, having a large bulb and lanceolate leaves.
b. A powder prepared from the dried inner scales of the bulbs of U. maritima, used as rat poison and formerly as a cardiac stimulant, expectorant, and diuretic.
2. See scilla.

[Middle English, from Latin scilla, squill (Urginea maritima), from Greek skilla.]
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