urginea

noun

ur·​gin·​ea ər-ˈjin-ē-ə 

1

capitalized : a genus of bulbous herbs of the lily family native to the Old World and especially to the Mediterranean region see squill sense 1a

2

a

often capitalized : the sliced young bulb of an Asian plant of the genus Urginea (U. indica) with the same properties and uses as those of squill (U. maritima)

called also Indian squill

b

: any plant of the genus Urginea