Squill

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A Mantis.

II. Squill ·noun A Squilla.

III. Squill ·noun Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans).

IV. Squill ·noun A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion.