onion, n.
(onions)
(onions)
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
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onion
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hyponym
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
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Allium cepa onion onion plant
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shallot, eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum
tree onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, Allium cepa viviparum
Welsh onion, Japanese leek, Allium fistulosum
red-skinned onion, Allium haematochiton
substance meronym
the bulb of an onion plant
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onion