— squill-like , adj.
/skwil/ , n.
1. the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
2. the plant itself.
3. any related plant of the genus Scilla.
[ 1350-1400; ME squilla, var. of scilla skílla ]