sea squill

/si ˌskwɪl/
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Definitions of sea squill
  1. noun
    having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
    synonyms: Urginea maritima, sea onion, squill
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    type of:
    liliaceous plant
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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