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 squill /ˈskwɪl/
 海蔥;其球根

 squill /ˈskwɪl/ 名詞
 海蔥

 Squill n.
 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).
 2. Zool. (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis.
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 squill
      n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
           an expectorant
      2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
         bulb with medicinal properties [syn: sea squill, sea
         onion, Urginea maritima]
      3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
         leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: scilla]