HyperDic: climbing_onion

English > 1 sense of the expression *climbing onion*:
NOUN	plant	climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis	much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs

English > *climbing onion*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs.
Synonym	Bowiea volubilis
Member of	Bowiea, genus Bowiea	small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem