sea onion

English
sea onions Drimia maritima

Etymology

Referring to its coastal habitat and onion-like bulb.

Noun

sea onion (plural sea onions)

  1. Drimia maritima, the sea squill, native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
  2. Scilla verna, the spring squill, of Atlantic Europe.

Alternative forms
  • sea-onion

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