SEA ONION Definition & Meaning

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.

sea onion

noun

another name for sea squill

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sea onion¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Platina also adds the squill or sea onion to this category.

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Squilly, or the sea onion, to which great medicinal qualities are ascribed, grows in great abundance in these islands, and might be procured in almost any quantity.

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The sea onion, or squill, was administered by the Egyptians, in cases of dropsy, under the mystic title of the eye of Typhon.

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