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Urginea

noun

Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Urginea

• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sea squill, ↑sea onion, ↑squill, ↑Urginea maritima

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\\ˌərˈjinēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Ben Urgin, Arab tribe near Bône, northeastern Algeria, where plants of the genus were originally found

1. capitalized : a genus of bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) native to the Old World and especially to the Mediterranean region with a deciduous perianth and 3-angled capsule — see squill

2. -s

a. often capitalized : the younger bulbs of a plant (Urginea indica) that have action and uses which are the same as those of squill — used in the British Pharmacopoeia

b. : any plant of the genus Urginea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.