A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill. / (pharmacology) A bulb of Urginea scilla.

plural of scilla

(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from squill (Scilla) as a light porous substance.

A particular steroid glycoside.

(organic chemistry) The cardenolide 5-[(3S,8R,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-3,14-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pyran-2-one