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English noun: squill | |||
| 1. | squill (plant) bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bulb | ||
| Part meronym | sea onion, sea squill, squill, Urginea maritima | ||
| 2. | squill (plant) having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties | ||
| Synonyms | sea onion, sea squill, Urginea maritima | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liliaceous plant | ||
| Part holonym | squill | ||
| Member meronym | genus Urginea, Urginea | ||
| 3. | squill (plant) an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers | ||
| Synonyms | scilla | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liliaceous plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Scilla verna, sea onion, spring squill | ||
| Member meronym | genus Scilla | ||
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