Scilla

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sil′ə; It. shēl′lä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Scil•la  (sil′ə; It. shēl′lä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesmodern name of Scylla. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Scyl•la  (sil′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Modern, Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
  2. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a sea nymph who was transformed into a sea monster: later identified with the rock Scylla. Cf. Charybdis (def. 2).
  3. Idioms between Scylla and Charybdis, between two equally perilous alternatives, neither of which can be passed without encountering and probably falling victim to the other.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scilla / ˈsɪlə/
  1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Scilla, of Old World temperate regions, having small bell-shaped flowers
    See also squill3
Etymology: 19th Century: via Latin from Greek skilla; compare squill
'Scilla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Scylla - Siberian squill - sea onion - squill

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