ur·gin·ea
n 1 cap : a genus of bulbous herbs of the lily family native to the Old World and esp. to the Mediterranean region with a deciduous perianth and 3-angled capsule - see SQUILL1a 2 a often cap : squill for medicinal use composed of the sliced young bulbs of the squill (Urginea indica) of the Orient - used in the British Pharmacopoeia; - called also Indian squill - compare WHITE SQUILL b : any plant of the genus Urginea .
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