- sea onion
- noun Date: 14th century squill 1a
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sea onion
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Sea onion — Sea on ion (Bot.) The officinal squill. See {Squill}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea onion — n. 1. the dried bulb of white varieties of a plant (Urginea maritima) of the lily family, formerly used in medicine 2. this plant … English World dictionary
sea onion — noun 1. having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties • Syn: ↑sea squill, ↑squill, ↑Urginea maritima • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Urginea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea onion — paprastasis jūrsvogūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Drimia maritima), paplitęs Viduržemio jūros regione, Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Drimia maritima; Urginea maritima angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea-onion — paprastasis jūrsvogūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Drimia maritima), paplitęs Viduržemio jūros regione, Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Drimia maritima; Urginea maritima angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea onion — Squill Squill (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea maritima}, formerly {Scilla maritima}), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea onion — jūrsvogūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių (Hyacinthaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Drimia). atitikmenys: lot. Drimia; Urginea angl. sea onion vok. Meerzwiebel rus. морской лук; ургинeя lenk. ckliwica; urginia … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sea onion — sea on·ion .ən yən n SQUILL (1a) … Medical dictionary
sea onion — sea′ on ion n. 1) pln a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill 2) pln a squill, Scilla verna, of the Isle of Wight, having narrow leaves and clusters of violet flowers … From formal English to slang
sea onion — 1. Also called sea squill. a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill. 2. a squill, Scilla verna, of the Isle of Wight, having narrow leaves and clusters of violet flowers. [1350 1400; ME] * * * … Universalium
sea onion — /ˈsi ʌnjən/ (say see unyuhn) noun a herb, Urginea maritima, family Liliaceae, of the Mediterranean area, yielding the squill of medicine; sea squill; squill …
