bulb vs squill

bulb and squill both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bulb	Yes	No	No	No
squill	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, squill is a hyponym of bulb; that is, squill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bulb:

bulb: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
squill: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant

Other hyponyms of bulb include onion, shallot, bulbil, bulblet.

bulb (noun)	squill (noun)
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity	an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)	having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ	bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

Difference between bulb and squill

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