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Squill
Translation of "squill" into Russian
Definitions
squill
Noun
UK
/skwɪl/
US
/skwɪl/
Any of various perennial plants of the lily family (especially genera Drimia and Scilla), having narrow or broad leaves and spikes of usually blue, white, or reddish flowers, cultivated as ornamentals or growing wild.
Blue squill carpeted the woodland floor in early spring.
A preparation made from the bulb of the squill plant, used as an expectorant in medicine.
The doctor prescribed a syrup containing squill to help relieve the patient's cough.
The bulb of a squill plant, especially when dried and sliced for medicinal or poisonous use.
Herbalists once kept slices of dried squill in glass jars behind the counter.