Escila — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Scylla noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous sea creature that, together with the whirlpool Charybdis, threatened sailors passing through a narrow strait.
Senses
Escila is used for these senses in English:
- Scylla A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
- sea onion A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
- squill A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties