| 释义 |
squill /skwil/ noun- Any plant of the genus Scilla, eg spring squill, S. verna, with strap-like leaves and blue star-shaped flowers
- The sea onion (Urginea maritima), formerly included in that genus
- (usu in pl) its dried bulbs used as a diuretic and expectorant
- A mantis shrimp of the genus Squilla (also squillˈa)
ORIGIN: L squilla, scilla sea onion, shrimp, from Gr skilla sea onion |