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}]