"onion" | Definition and Related Words

onion

Noun

The bulb of an onion plant (synset 112453586)
is a type of: bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

is a part of: allium cepa, onion, onion plant - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb (synset 112453313)
is a type of: alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
subtypes:
- 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
has: onion - the bulb of an onion plant

substance holonym: isothiocyanate - a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations

same as: allium cepa, onion plant
An aromatic flavorful vegetable (synset 107737962)
is a type of: veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
subtypes:
- bermuda onion - mild flat onion grown in warm areas
- green onion, scallion, spring onion - 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

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