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onions

noun

Meaning

  1. A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  2. The bulb of such a plant.
  3. The genus as a whole.
  4. A ball.
  5. A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

allium cepa(English)onion plant(English)bunions(English)corms(English)potatoes(English)scallion(English)allium(English)ramp(English)cilantro(English)chives(English)carrots(English)sauteed(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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