Muilla

noun

Mu·​il·​la

myüˈilə

: a genus of bulbous California herbs (family Liliaceae) with greenish white flowers and foliage that resembles that of an onion but is odorless

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, backward spelling of Allium

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