scilla
- noun
- /ˈsɪlə/
- Specialized
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escila
- We planted scilla bulbs in the autumn to enjoy their delicate flowers when spring arrived.
Examples
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Species tulips will naturalize the way daffodils, snowdrops, scilla, and crocuses do.
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In early spring, the garden was filled with beautiful scilla flowers blooming in shades of blue and white.
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The scilla plants thrived in the cooler weather, adding vibrant colors to the landscape as they blossomed.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows from a bulb with narrow leaves and long stems of white, blue or pink flowers
A small European plant with narrow leaves and blue star shaped flowers that blooms in early spring
A small plant by the sea with blue or purple flowers in spring
A small bluebell plant with bell-shaped blue flowers that grows in western European woods in spring
Compounds
- Specialized
A small bluebell plant with bell-shaped blue flowers that grows in western European woods in spring
- Specialized
A small European plant with narrow leaves and blue star shaped flowers that blooms in early spring
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scilla comes from the old Greek name skilla, which was used for a small bulb plant with blue or white flowers. That's why scilla today means a spring-blooming bulb with narrow leaves and clusters of pale flowers, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word 'squill', a related bulb plant.