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Meaning of Squill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
skwɪl

Definitions

  1. A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
  2. A sea onion (Drimia maritima)
  3. A mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, from the Mediterranean

Equivalents

Български синчец
Català escil·la galera
Deutsch Blaustern
Español Escila
Suomi sinililja
Français scille
עברית חצב
Italiano canocchia Scilla
Latina scilla
Nederlands sterhyacint
Polski cebulica
Português scilla
Română viorea
Русский проле́ска

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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