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walking onion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

tree onion

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

So called because the bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk, which may bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant.