onion

Noun

Meaning

A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), 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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Allium cepa onion plant violet noggin pate head salt arrow pepper garlic loaf brain bow sauce bulb

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Antonyms

drudge

Hypernyms

bulb vegetable allium food produce plant

Hyponyms

scallion shallot eschalot multiplier onion green onion Spanish onion

Phrases with the word

eat the onion top onion cipollini onion bulb onion common onion garden onion

Examples

An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh. Will Rogers

Let first the onion flourish there, Rose among the roots, the maiden-fair Wine scented and poetic soul of the capacious salad bowl. Robert Louis Stevenson

Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another. Juliette Binoche

Onion treats seven ailments. Russian Proverb

Give even an onion graciously. Afghan Proverb

A cat has nine lives, as the onion seven skins. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

oniochalasia oniomania oniomaniac onion bag onion bagel onion booty