Crossword-Solution: SQUILL
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| 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 | n. | Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans). |
| Squill | n. | A squilla. |
| Squill | n. | A mantis. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SQUILL | anagram | QUILLS |
We have 8 clues for the answer “SQUILL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| HERBACEOUS plant used as expectorant | 1 answer |
| Medicinal bulb | 1 answer |
| Mediterranean plant of the lily family | 1 answer |
| Sea onion. | 1 answer |
| white squill | 1 answer |
| Wood hyacinth | 2 answers |
| Spring flower | 28 answers |
| BRITISH plant | 51 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
MZEACE
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with SQUILL (5)
The poets of Athens called him "Schinocephalos," or squill-head, from "schinos," a squill, or sea-onion.
ANTI-ASTHMATIC MIXTURE Take of mixture of ammoniacum 4 oz., syrup of squill 3 drms., antimonial wine 60 drops, wine 1/2 oz., mix and cork.
Now these gills can only act when under water, and so the squillæ dies as soon as he is removed from that protecting element.
Ipecacuanhae, which for lack Of breath to utter men call Ipecac, Camphor and Kino, Turpentine, Tolu, Cubebs, "Copeevy," Vitriol,--white and blue,-- Fennel and Flaxseed, Slippery Elm and Squill, And roots of Sassafras, and "Sassaf'rill," Brandy,--for colics,--Pinkroot, death on worms,-- Valerian, calmer of hysteric squirms, Musk, Assafoetida, the resinous gum Named from its odor,--well, it does smell some,-- Jalap, that works not wisely, but too well, Ten pounds of Bark and six of Calomel.
Mix one drachm of compound powder of ipecacuanha with one scruple of gum ammoniacum and one of dried squill bulb in powder.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1959–2007).