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| on·ion [ únnyən ] (plural on·ions) |
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1. edible bulb used as vegetable: a rounded edible bulb with hard pungent flesh in concentric layers beneath a flaky brown skin eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
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2. plant with pungent bulbs: a plant of the lily family that produces onions. Native to: Asia. Latin name Allium cepa.
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3. plant related to onion: any plant related to the onion, e.g. the Welsh onion
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| [12th century. < Latin union- "onion"] |
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 on·ion·y adjective |
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