Defenition of the word onion
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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
Meronymys for the word onion
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- Allium cepa
- isothiocyanate
- onion
- onion plant
Hyponyms for the word onion
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- 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
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- alliaceous plant
- bulb
- veg
- vegetable
- veggie
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