ONIONED

Etymology

Adjective

onioned (not comparable)

Flavoured or made with onion.

Source: Wiktionary


ONION

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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