drimia

noun

drim·​ia ˈdrim-ē-ə 

1

capitalized : a genus of bulbous herbs of the asparagus family native to the Old World and especially to the Mediterranean region see squill sense 1a

2

a

often capitalized : the sliced young bulb of an Asian plant of the genus Drimia (D. indica) with the same properties and uses as those of squill (D. maritima)

called also Indian squill

b

: any plant of the genus Drimia