Meaning | large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus. |
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Synonym | genus Allium |
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Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
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Members | Hooker's onion, Allium acuminatum | A common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk |
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alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
wild onion | Any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
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Spanish | allium, genus allium |
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Catalan | allium, genus allium |
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Adjectives | alliaceous | of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium |
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