onion plant
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1. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | alliaceous plant, |
| definition | : | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | allium ascalonicum, allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion, shallot, |
| definition | : | type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | allium cepa viviparum, egyptian onion, top onion, tree onion, |
| definition | : | type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | allium fistulosum, japanese leek, welsh onion, |
| definition | : | Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | allium haematochiton, red-skinned onion, |
| definition | : | onion with white to deep red tunic; California (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | onion, |
| definition | : | the bulb of an onion plant (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | isothiocyanate, |
| definition | : | a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations (noun.substance) |
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