scillitin

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A bitter compound found in squills, Urginea maritima. It is a diuretic used in certain forms of dropsy.

Wiktionary

1. n. chemistry A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Chem.) A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla), and probably consisting of a complex mixture of several substances.