1. Noun
A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. 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. Noun
the bulb of an onion plant
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3. Noun
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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