HyperDic: genus_allium

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Allium:
NOUNplantgenus Allium, Alliumlarge genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants
English > genus Allium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus.
SynonymAllium
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
MembersHooker's onion, Allium acuminatumA common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk
alliaceous plantbulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
wild onionAny of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishallium, genus allium
Catalanallium, genus allium

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