GENUS ALLIUM Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase genus allium. (close relations)
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| chive | nounn | |||||
noun • perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning | ||||||
| garlic | nounn | |||||
noun • bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves • aromatic bulb used as seasoning | ||||||
| leek | nounn | |||||
noun • plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum • related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves | ||||||
| onion | nounn | |||||
noun • the bulb of an onion plant • bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb • an aromatic flavorful vegetable | ||||||
| shallot | nounn | |||||
noun • aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion • type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning • small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning | ||||||
| allium | nounn | |||||
noun • large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus | ||||||
