sea onion
English
Alternative forms
- sea-onion
Etymology
Referring to its coastal habitat and onion-like bulb.
Noun
sea onion (plural sea onions)
- A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
- A spring squill (Scilla verna), a plant of Atlantic Europe.
Synonyms
- (Drimia maritima): squill, maritime squill, red squill
Hyponyms
- (Drimia maritima): red squill (color form)
Translations
Drimia maritima
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Scilla verna
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References
- “sea onion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- sea onion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Drimia maritima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Drimia maritima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Scilla verna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scilla verna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Scilla verna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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