| NOUN | plant | scallion, leek, Allium porrum | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves |
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| food | scallion, green onion, spring onion | a young / young onion before the bulb has enlarged |
| Sounds | skae'lyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum. | |
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| Synonyms | leek, Allium porrum | |
| Parts | leek | related to onions |
| Broader | alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
| Spanish | allium porrum, Allium porrum, porro, puerro | |
| Catalan | allium porrum, Allium porrum, porro | |
| Meaning | A young / young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads. | |
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| Synonyms | green onion, spring onion | |
| Region | United States | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | onion | An aromatic flavorful vegetable |
| Spanish | cebolla verde, cebolleta, escalonia | |
| Catalan | ceba d'hivern, ceba tendra | |
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