bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
source: WordNet 3.0
having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
source: WordNet 3.0
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
source: WordNet 3.0
A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion.
