Scilla
See also: scilla
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin scilla (“squill”), from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).
Proper noun
Scilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – the 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
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