Onion
On´ion
| n. | 1. | (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (Allium 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. | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The flavor of an onion{1}.
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| Noun | 1. |  onion - edible bulb of an onion plant |
| 2. |  onion - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulbSynonyms: Allium cepa, onion plant | |
| 3. | onion - an aromatic flavorful bulb |