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Noun onion has 3 senses
- onion - edible bulb of an onion plant
--1 is a kind of bulb
--1 is a part of onion, onion plant, Allium cepa
- onion, onion plant, Allium cepa - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
--2 is a kind of alliaceous plant
--2 has parts: onion
--2 has substances: isothiocyanate
--2 has particulars: | 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 |
- onion - an aromatic flavorful bulb
--3 is a kind of vegetable, veggie
--3 has particulars:
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