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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scilla /ˈsɪlə/ n - any liliaceous plant of the genus Scilla, of Old World temperate regions, having small bell-shaped flowers
See also squill
Etymology: 19th Century: via Latin from Greek skilla; compare squill Scil•la (sil′ə; It. shēl′lä),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesmodern name of Scylla.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Scyl•la (sil′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Modern, Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a sea nymph who was transformed into a sea monster: later identified with the rock Scylla. Cf. Charybdis (def. 2).
- Idioms between Scylla and Charybdis, between two equally perilous alternatives, neither of which can be passed without encountering and probably falling victim to the other.
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