ONION

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (vegetable): violet (UK dialect)

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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