| onion | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. onion | the bulb of an onion plant. |
| ~ allium cepa, onion plant, onion | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. |
| ~ bulb | a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure. |
| n. (plant) | 2. allium cepa, onion, onion plant | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. |
| ~ alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor. |
| ~ onion | the bulb of an onion plant. |
| ~ allium ascalonicum, allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion, shallot | type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning. |
| ~ allium cepa viviparum, egyptian onion, top onion, tree onion | type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers. |
| ~ allium fistulosum, japanese leek, welsh onion | Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions. |
| ~ allium haematochiton, red-skinned onion | onion with white to deep red tunic; California. |
| ~ isothiocyanate | a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations. |
| n. (food) | 3. onion | an aromatic flavorful vegetable. |
| ~ veg, vegetable, veggie | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant. |
| ~ bermuda onion | mild flat onion grown in warm areas. |
| ~ green onion, spring onion, scallion | a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads. |
| ~ vidalia onion | sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia. |
| ~ spanish onion | large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw. |
| ~ shallot | small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning. |
| spring onion | | |
| n. (food) | 1. green onion, scallion, spring onion | a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads. |
| ~ onion | an aromatic flavorful vegetable. |
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