ˈs(k)ilə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, squill — more at squill
1.
a. capitalized : a large genus of Old World bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) comprising the squills, having narrow basal leaves, pink, blue, or white racemose flowers borne on a naked scape, and a globose 3-lobed capsule, and including several that are cultivated chiefly as ornamentals — see cuban lily , spanish jacinth , wood hyacinth
b. -s : any plant, bulb, or flower of the genus Scilla
2. -s : the sliced bulb of squill