What is the meaning of squill?

noun

  • Bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant.
  • Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties.
  • An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers.
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