Onion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bulbous plant (Allium cepa) cultivated worldwide as a vegetable.
  • n. The rounded edible bulb of this plant, composed of fleshy, tight, concentric leaf bases having a pungent odor and taste.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
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