Onion
Definition of Onion
On´ion
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
liliaceous
plant
of
the
genus
Allium
(
Allium
cepa
),
having
a
strong-flavored
bulb
and
long
hollow
leaves
;
also
,
its
bulbous
root
,
much
used
as
an
article
of
food
.
The
name
is
often
extended
to
other
species
of
the
genus
.
2.
The
flavor
of
an
onion
{
1
}.
Onion fish
(Zool.)
the
grenadier
.
Onion fly
(Zool.)
a
dipterous
insect
whose
larva
feeds
upon
the
onion
;
especially
,
Anthomyia
ceparum
and
Ortalis
flexa
.
Welsh onion
(Bot.)
See
Cibol
.
Wild onion
(Bot.)
a
name
given
to
several
species
of
the
genus
Allium
.
Related Words
Allium
cepa
,
bulb
,
onion
plant
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