n. A monocotyledonous plant of genus Allium allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
n. The bulb of such a plant.
n. The genus as a whole.
n. A ball.
n. A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. The flavor of an onion{1}.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An esculent plant, Allium Cepa (see Allium), especially its bulbous root, the part chiefly used as food.
To affect by or with onions: To flavor with onions.
To rub with onion; produce by the presence of onion, as tears.
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n. the bulb of an onion plant
n. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
n. an aromatic flavorful vegetable
Word Usage
"Commonly known as nigella, this spice is also found under the name "onion seeds.""