Defenition of the word onion

• Defenition of the word onion

  • A plant of the genus Allium used as a vegetable and spice.
  • The edible bulb of the onion plant which is used in many dishes.
  • pungent bulb
  • edible bulb of an onion plant
  • bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
  • an aromatic flavorful bulb
  • an aromatic flavorful vegetable
  • the bulb of an onion plant

Synonyms for the word onion

• • Allium cepa
  • onion plant

Meronymys for the word onion

• • Allium cepa
  • isothiocyanate
  • onion
  • onion plant

Hyponyms for the word onion

• • Allium ascalonicum
  • Allium cepa aggregatum
  • Allium cepa viviparum
  • Allium fistulosum
  • Allium haematochiton
  • Bermuda onion
  • Egyptian onion
  • eschalot
  • green onion
  • Japanese leek
  • multiplier onion
  • red-skinned onion
  • scallion
  • shallot
  • Spanish onion
  • spring onion
  • top onion
  • tree onion
  • Vidalia onion
  • Welsh onion

Hypernyms for the word onion

• • alliaceous plant
  • bulb
  • veg
  • vegetable
  • veggie

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