Urginea maritima

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Urginea maritima
    n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
         bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
         onion}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Squill \Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a
   squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]
   1. (Bot.)
      (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea
          maritima}, formerly {Scilla maritima}), of acrid,
          expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties, used in
          medicine. Called also {sea onion}.
      (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}; as, the
          bluebell squill ({Scilla mutans}).
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) A squilla.
      (b) A mantis.
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