red squill
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red squill
n.
- See sea onion (sense 1).
- A powder prepared from the bulbs of the red squill and used as a rat poison.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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red squill
A cardiac glycoside (scilliroside) extracted from the dried bulbs of Urginea maritima. Was used therapeutically as a cardiac stimulant at one time, now used as a rodenticide. Poisoning, with signs of bradycardia and convulsions, occurs with very large doses.
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