Hypernym

noun

genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

Member_meronym

Liliaceae 1

noun

includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae

alliaceous plant 1

noun

bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

wild onion 1

noun

any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild

Hooker's onion 1

noun

a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado

genus Allium 1

noundomain: plant

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English

Definition

large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus

Synonyms

Allium 1
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus

Member_holonym

Liliaceae 1

noun

alliaceous plant 1

noun

bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

wild onion 1

noun

any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild

Hooker's onion 1

noun

a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado