squill

squill的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [skwil]
KK音标发音： [skwɪl]

squill的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of several bulbous Eurasian and African plants of the genus Scilla, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped blue, white, or pink flowers.
海葱：产于欧亚大陆和非洲的一种鳞茎状绵枣儿属 植物，有细长的叶子和铃状的呈蓝色、白色或粉红的花朵

2. See sea onion
参见 sea onion

3. The dried inner scales of the bulbs of any of these plants, used as rat poison and formerly as a cardiac stimulant, expectorant, and diuretic.
海葱的鳞茎：晒干了的任一种这些植物的鳞茎的内部鳞片，可用来做老鼠药，过去用作心脏病的刺激物、祛痰剂和利尿剂

squill的词源：

4. Middle English
中古英语

5. from Latin scilla, squilla [shrimp, squill]
源自 拉丁语 scilla, squilla [海虾，海葱]

6. from Greek skilla
源自 希腊语 skilla