onion
(noun) an aromatic flavorful vegetable
onion, onion plant, Allium cepa
(noun) bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
onion
(noun) the bulb of an onion plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
onion (plural onions)
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
The bulb of such a plant.
(uncountable) The genus as a whole.
(obsolete baseball slang) A ball.
(colloquial, chiefly, archaic) A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
• (vegetable): violet (UK dialect)
Source: Wiktionary
On"ion, n. Etym: [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), the grenadier.
– Onion fly (Zoöl.) 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
