| NOUN | plant | onion | the bulb of an onion plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | onion, onion plant, Allium cepa | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide / worldwide for its rounded edible bulb | |
| food | onion | an aromatic flavorful vegetable |
| Sounds | ah'nyahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The bulb of an onion plant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | onion, onion plant, Allium cepa | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide / worldwide for its rounded edible bulb |
| Broader | bulb | A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure |
| Spanish | cebolla | |
| Catalan | ceba | |
| Meaning | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide / worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | onion plant, Allium cepa | |
| Parts | onion | The bulb of an onion plant |
| Narrower | Welsh onion, Japanese leek, Allium fistulosum | Asiatic onion with slender bulbs |
| red-skinned onion, Allium haematochiton | onion with white to deep red tunic | |
| shallot, eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum | type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning | |
| tree onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, Allium cepa viviparum | type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions | |
| Broader | alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
| Substances | isothiocyanate | A family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards |
| Spanish | cebolla | |
| Catalan | ceba | |
| Meaning | An aromatic flavorful vegetable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | Bermuda onion | mild flat onion grown in warm areas |
| Spanish onion | large mild and succulent onion | |
| Vidalia onion | sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia | |
| green onion, spring onion, scallion | A young / young onion before the bulb has enlarged | |
| shallot | small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning | |
| Broader | vegetable, veggie, veg | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
| Spanish | cebolla | |
| Catalan | ceba | |
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