white squill

white squill
white squill n squill for medicinal use composed of the sliced bulbs of the white-bulbed form of the squill (Urginea maritima) of the Mediterranean region compare RED SQUILL (1), URGINEA (2a)

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1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has white bulbs. 2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of this plant, a source of the cardiac glycosides glucoscillaren A, scillaren A, and proscillaridin A, as well as other principles; it is used as a cardiotonic, and also has a variety of uses in folk medicine.

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