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Squill

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

EspañolEscila
Françaisscille
DeutschBlaustern
12 more languages
Българскисинчец
עבריתחצב
Latinascilla
Nederlandssterhyacint
Polskicebulica
Portuguêsscilla
Românăviorea
Русскийпроле́ска

CEFR level

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