white squill

squill (skwil) any of various plants of the genus Urginea, particularly U. maritima or U. indica, or the fleshy inner scales of their bulbs.

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red squill  a variety of Urginea maritima with red bulbs, or the fleshy inner scales of its bulb, a source of the cardiac glycoside scilliroside; it can cause convulsions or cardiac arrest and is used as a rodenticide.

white squill  a variety of Urginea maritima with white bulbs, or the fleshy inner scales of its bulb, a source of several cardiac glycosides; used as a cardiotonic; also used in folk medicine.

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squill [skwil]

1. any of various plants of the genus Urginea, especially U. maritima or U. indica.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of U. maritima or U. indica; a distinction is made between those with white bulbs (white squill) and those with red bulbs (red squill).

red squill

1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has red bulbs.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of this plant, a source of the cardiac glycoside scilliroside; it can cause convulsions or cardiac arrest and is used as a rodenticide.

white squill

1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has white bulbs.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of this plant; it contains several cardioactive glycosides.

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white squill (wītˑ skwilˑ),

n Latin name:
Urginea maritima; part used: inner scales of the bulb; uses: cardiac treatment, diuretic, expectorant, and vomit inducer; precautions: pregnant and lactating women; individuals with hypokalemia, hypertropic cardiomyopathy, or ventricular tachycardia. Also called
squill, European squill, Indian squill, red squill, sea onion, or
sea squill.

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white squill

a cardiac glycoside called scillerin A obtained from the plant Urginea maritima.