squill

skwɪl

Definition

Definition of squill - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marine life

TECH.

mantis shrimp from the Mediterranean

TECH.

Fishermen often catch squill in the Mediterranean Sea.

mantis shrimp

botany

Rare

type of plant with bulbous base and long leaves

Rare

The garden was filled with the striking blue flowers of the squill.

sea onion

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mantis shrimp from the Mediterranean
type of plant with bulbous base and long leaves

Expressions with squill

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Maritime squill

coastal plant with bulbous roots and white flowers

The maritime squill blooms beautifully along the Mediterranean coast.

sea squill

plant species Drimia maritima

Sea squill is common along the Mediterranean coast.

spring squill

European plant with small blue or purple flowers

The garden was filled with blooming spring squill.

Origin of squill

Latin, scilla (a type of plant)

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sea onion

sea squill

plant native to Mediterranean coasts with medicinal bulbs

sea onion

spring squill

plant of Atlantic Europe with blue or purple flowers

Examples of squill in a sentence

The diet of squill includes small fish and crustaceans.
Squill bulbs are planted in the fall.
Squill thrives in well-drained soil.

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French:squille, scille, ...
German:Squilla, Blaustern, ...
Italian:canocchia, scilla, ...
Spanish:galera, escila, ...
Portuguese:squilla, escila, ...
Chinese:螳螂虾, 海葱, ...
Japanese:シャコ, シラー, ...
Arabic:روبيان السرعوف, عُنْصُل, ...
Hebrew:חֲסִילוֹן גַּלְעֵן, חֲצָב, ...
Russian:рак-богомол, пролеска, ...
Ukrainian:сквілла, морська цибуля, ...
Hindi:स्क्विल, स्क्विल पौधा, ...
Bengali:স্কুইল, স্কুইল গাছ, ...
Catalan:llagostí mantis, escil.la, ...
Czech:kudlanka mořská, ladoň, ...
Danish:squilla, blå blomsterplante, ...
Dutch:zeegarnaal, zeehyacint, ...
Greek:καραβίδα, σκίλλα, ...
Hungarian:sáskarák, csillagvirág, ...
Khmer:បង្កងម៉ង់ទីសមេឌីទែរ៉ាណេ, រុក្ខជាតិស្គីល, ...
Korean:스퀼, 해총, ...
Persian:اسکویل, گیاه پیازی, ...
Polish:krewetka modliszkowa, cebulica, ...
Portuguese (BR):squilla, escila, ...
Romanian:squilla, scila, ...
Swedish:mantisräka, sjömanslök, ...
Thai:กุ้งสกวิลล์, ต้นสควิลล์, ...
Turkish:squilla, deniz soğanı, ...
Vietnamese:tôm tít, cây squill, ...

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Definition of squill - Reverso English Dictionary

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