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Onion

Onion Meaning & Definition
Onion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Onion?

[n] pungent bulb
[n] bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
[n] edible bulb of an onion plant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Onion: Allium cepa | onion plant

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See Also | alliaceous plant | Allium ascalonicum | Allium cepa aggregatum | Allium cepa viviparum | Allium fistulosum | Allium haematochiton | Bermuda onion | bulb | Egyptian onion | eschalot | green onion | isothiocyanate | Japanese leek | multiplier onion | onion | red-skinned onion | scallion | shallot | Spanish onion | spring onion | top onion | tree onion | vegetable | veggie | Vidalia onion | Welsh onion

Onion In Webster's Dictionary

\On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. {Onion fish} (Zo["o]l.), the grenadier. {Onion fly} (Zo["o]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and {Ortalis flexa}. {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}. {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus {Allium}.

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