释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024squill (skwil),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- Plant Biologyany related plant of the genus Scilla.
- Greek skílla
- Latin squilla, variant of scilla
- Middle English 1350–1400
squill′-like′, adj. |