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noun
Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Allium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliid monocot genus
History
From taxonomic name Allium, from Latin allium.
