red squill

noun

1

: a squill having a bulb with red outer scales

broadly : squill sense 1a

2

: a rat poison derived from the bulb of red squill

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for red squill

• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill
• dunghill
• foothill
• fulfil
• fulfill
• goodwill

Medical Definition

red squill

noun

1

: a Mediterranean squill of the genus Urginea (U. maritima) of the form with a reddish brown bulb compare white squill

2

: a rat poison derived from the bulb of red squill