noun
Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
• Syn: ↑Urginea
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑sea squill, ↑sea onion, ↑squill, ↑Urginea maritima
Useful english dictionary. 2012.