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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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