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Squinance :: Squillitic (a.) Of or pertaining to squills.

Squill :: Squill (n.) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion..

Squill :: Squill (n.) Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans)..

Squillitic :: Squilla (n.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.

Sea Mantis :: Sea mantis () A squilla.

Culverkey :: Culverkey (n.) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans)..

Scillitin :: Scillitin (n.) A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla), and probably consisting of a complex mixture of several substances..

Sea Onion :: Sea onion () The officinal squill. See Squill.

Squillas :: Squill (n.) A mantis.

Squillae :: Squillas (pl. ) of Squill.

Sinistrin :: Sinistrin (n.) A mucilaginous carbohydrate, resembling achroodextrin, extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; -- so called because it is levorotatory..

Scillain :: Scillain (n.) A glucoside extracted from squill (Scilla) as a light porous substance.

Squill :: Squill (n.) A squilla.

Squilla :: Squillae (pl. ) of Squill.

Stomate :: Stomapoda (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea..

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