Squill

Pronunciation: skwĭl

n.	1.	(Bot.) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea maritima, formerly Scilla maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties, used in medicine. Called also sea onion.
	2.	(Zool.) A squilla.

Noun	1.	squill - bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
	2.	squill - having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties Synonyms: sea onion, sea squill, Urginea maritima
	3.	squill - an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers Synonyms: scilla