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onion
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on·ion  (nyn)
n.
1. A bulbous plant (Allium cepa) cultivated worldwide as a vegetable.
2. The rounded edible bulb of this plant, composed of fleshy, tight, concentric leaf bases having a pungent odor and taste.

[Middle English oinyon, from Old French oignon, from Latin uni, unin-.]

onion
Noun
1. a vegetable with an edible bulb with a strong smell and taste
2. know one's onions Brit & NZ slang to be fully acquainted with a subject [Latin unio]
oniony adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oniononion - 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
2.oniononion - 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
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
Translations
onion [ˈʌnjən] ncebolla

onion [ˈʌnjən] noignon m

onion [ˈʌnjən] nZwiebel f

onion [ˈʌnjən] ncipolla

onion
n onion [ˈanjən]
a type of vegetable with an eatable bulb which has a strong taste and smell pickled onions; Put plenty of onion in the stew. ui بَصَل лук cibule løg die Zwiebel κρεμμύδι cebolla sibul پیاز sipuli oignon בָּצָל प्याज luk (vörös)hagyma bawang laukur cipolla 玉ねぎ 양파 svogūnas sīpols bawang ui løk cebula cebola ceapă лук cibuľa čebula crni luk lök ไม่หยุดยั้ง soğan 洋蔥 цибуля, цибулина پياز củ hành


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