Scilla

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin scilla (“squill”), from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Proper noun

Scilla f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – squills.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Hyacintheae - tribe; Hyacinthinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Scilla bifolia (alpine squill) - type species; Scilla amoena (star hyacinth), Scilla forbesii (Forbes' glory-of-the-snow), Scilla hyacinthoides (hyacinth bluebell, hyacinth squill), Scilla luciliae (Lucile's glory-of-the-snow), Scilla nana, Scilla peruviana (Cuban lily, Portuguese squill, corymbose squill), Scilla sardensis (lesser glory-of-the-snow), Scilla sibirica (Siberian squill), Scilla verna (Spring squill, sea onion) - selected other species

Derived terms

Scilla autumnalis (autumn squill, starry hyacinth, now Prospero autumnale)
Scilla livida (now Ledebouria revoluta)

See also

Squilla

References

Scilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Scilla at Index to Organism Names
Scilla at Plants of the World Online
Scilla at Germplasm Resources Information Network

Italian

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Scilla

Etymology

From Latin Scylla, from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃil.la/
Rhymes: -illa
Hyphenation: Scìl‧la

Proper noun

Scilla f

(Greek mythology) Scylla
A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

Proper noun

Scilla m or f by sense

a surname

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