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squill/skwil/n. 1a a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (hyacinth family), typically with star-shaped blue flowers 绵枣儿(一种鳞茎状植物,开星状蓝花) b (in full 全称 striped squill) the related plant Puschkinia scilloides 绵枣儿属植物 2a a white-flowered Mediterranean plant, Drimia maritima (hyacinth family) Also called 亦称作 sea onion 红海葱(产于地中海的一种开白花的植物)b an extract of the bulb of this, used in cough mixtures and other medicines (作咳嗽药等用的)海葱的鳞茎 3 a crustacean of the genus Squilla with spiny front legs like a mantis 虾蛄,螳螂虾(前腿多刺像螳螂的一种甲壳类动物)[Middle English via Latin squilla, scilla from Greek skilla] |