Onion
Onion , noun
[French ognon, from Latin unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.]
1.
(Botany) 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.
2.
The flavor of an onion{1}.
Collocations (4)
Onion fish (Zoology) , the grenadier.
Onion fly (Zoology) , a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa.
Wild onion (Botany) , a name given to several species of the genus Allium.