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indigo squill

indigo squill

9.9
A North American plant with blue-violet star-shaped flowers that lives for many years
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndɪɡoʊ skwɪl/
  • US
translation icon : squilla índigo
  • The indigo squill blooms beautifully in spring.

Examples

  • We found a cluster of indigo squill blooming along the woodland trail.

  • The indigo squill is known for its striking blue-violet petals in the spring.

  • Gardeners often cultivate indigo squill for its ornamental beauty and native origin.

  • Look at that indigo squill!

  • Gardeners often cultivate indigo squill for its ornamental beauty and native origin.

  • The indigo squill is known for its striking blue-violet petals during the spring season.

  • We found a cluster of indigo squill blooming along the lush woodland trail.

Synonyms

Camassia scilloides
vsindigo squill
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant with pale blue spring flowers and bulbs you can eat

focuses on the plant with blue star shaped flowers rather than bulbs

Surface Forms

indigo squill singular
indigo squills plural

Morphology

indigo + squill

The compound 'indigo squill' transparently combines a color term ('indigo') with a plant type ('squill'), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a squill with indigo/blue‑violet flowers. This is a regular noun + modifier composition common in English (and cross-linguistically), so the overall meaning is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Indigo squill may come from the deep color word indigo and the old name squill for small bulb plants. Picture a little bulb that opens into bright 'blue-violet' star flowers, so the name now means a plant with striking blue-violet blooms.