SCILLITIN
Scil"li*tin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. scilistine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla), and probably consisting of a complex mixture of several substances.
SCIMITER; SCIMITAR
Scim"i*ter , Scim"i*tar, n. Etym: [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra,
Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarry with a sharp edge; or corrupted
from Per. shimshir.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, — in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.]
2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes.
SCINCOID
Scin"coid, a. Etym: [L. scincus a kind of lizard (fr. Gr. -oid. Cf.
Skink.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the family Scincidæ, or skinks.
— n.
Defn: A scincoidian.
SCINCOIDEA
Scin*coi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See Skink.