1
a
: a Mediterranean bulbous herb (Drimia maritima synonym Urginea maritima) of the asparagus family
called also sea onion
compare red squill sense 1
b(1)
: the dried sliced bulb scales of a squill used especially formerly as an expectorant, cardiac stimulant, and diuretic
(2)
2
: scilla
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Striped squill is a relatively short plant that grows 6-8 inches in height.
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Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
Peruvian squill - Scilla peruviana commonly called Portuguese squill, is a spring-blooming bulb with beautiful purple-blue flowers.
—Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
Not as common but also popping up in April are marsh marigolds and a few nonnative garden escapees: purple and yellow crocuses, little white snowdrops and purple Siberian squill.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
Try planting bulbs such as daffodils, ornamental onions, grape hyacinth, fritillaria, snowdrops, winter aconite and Siberian squill that are more resistant to animals.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2021
Visitors can track down flowers throughout the year, like crocus and squill, which bloom in March.
—Cameron Walker, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
On Instagram, friends share colorful, exuberant, almost psychedelic pictures of turmeric-orange poppies in Berkeley, Calif., of cotton-candy ornamental cherry trees in Portland, Ore., of bluish-purple Siberian squill in upstate New York.
—Amanda Fortini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
For flowers in spring, plant some of the more shade-tolerant spring-flowering bulbs, such as early daffodils, Siberian squill, snowdrops and grape hyacinths, among your ground cover plants.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Grape hyacinths, crocus, snowdrops, Siberian squill and bluebells can be grown under deciduous trees.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Sep. 2017
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Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
Peruvian squill - Scilla peruviana commonly called Portuguese squill, is a spring-blooming bulb with beautiful purple-blue flowers.
—Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
Not as common but also popping up in April are marsh marigolds and a few nonnative garden escapees: purple and yellow crocuses, little white snowdrops and purple Siberian squill.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
Try planting bulbs such as daffodils, ornamental onions, grape hyacinth, fritillaria, snowdrops, winter aconite and Siberian squill that are more resistant to animals.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2021
Visitors can track down flowers throughout the year, like crocus and squill, which bloom in March.
—Cameron Walker, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
On Instagram, friends share colorful, exuberant, almost psychedelic pictures of turmeric-orange poppies in Berkeley, Calif., of cotton-candy ornamental cherry trees in Portland, Ore., of bluish-purple Siberian squill in upstate New York.
—Amanda Fortini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
For flowers in spring, plant some of the more shade-tolerant spring-flowering bulbs, such as early daffodils, Siberian squill, snowdrops and grape hyacinths, among your ground cover plants.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Grape hyacinths, crocus, snowdrops, Siberian squill and bluebells can be grown under deciduous trees.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Sep. 2017
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squill
noun1
a
: a Mediterranean bulbous herb of the genus Urginea (U. maritima) of the lily family
called also sea onion
b
: any of several other plants of the genus Urginea
c
: the bulbs of a squill (especially U. maritima)
2
a
: the dried sliced bulb of the white-bulbed form of the squill (Urginea maritima) of the Mediterranean region or the dried sliced bulb of a related Asian plant (U. indica) that contains one or more physically active cardiac glycosides and was formerly used as an expectorant, cardiac stimulant, and diuretic see urginea sense 2a compare white squill
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