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单词 sea onion
释义

sea onion


noun

Also called sea squill. a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill.
a squill, Scilla verna, of the Isle of Wight, having narrow leaves and clusters of violet flowers.

Origin of sea onion

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby sea onion

Seanad Éireann, séance, sea nettle, sea oats, Sea of Tranquillity, sea onion, sea otter, sea palm, sea pen, seaperch, seapiece
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Example sentences from the Web for sea onion

  • So, also, a sea-onion was often hung in the doorway, with a like object.

    The Myths and Fables of To-Day|Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for sea onion

sea onion

noun

another name for sea squill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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