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A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium , having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. Onion fish , the grenadier. -- Onion

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A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium , having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. Onion fish , the grenadier. -- Onion fly a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa. -- Welsh onion. See Cibol. -- Wild onion , a name given to several species of the genus Allium.

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  • ONION
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