Definition of Allium tuberosum

1. Noun. A plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum.

Exact synonyms: Chinese Chive, Garlic Chive, Oriental Garlic
Terms within: Garlic Chive
Generic synonyms: Alliaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allium Tuberosum

Allium cepa
Allium cepa aggregatum
Allium cepa viviparum
Allium cernuum
Allium fistulosum
Allium haematochiton
Allium neopolitanum
Allium paradoxum
Allium porrum
Allium sativum
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium sphaerocephalum
Allium tricoccum
Allium triquetrum
Allium tuberosum (current term)
Allium ursinum
Allium vineale
Allthing
Allu
Ally
Allyson
Alma
Alma-Ata
Almain
Almains
Almaty
Almayne
Almeida's disease
Almen's test for blood

Literary usage of Allium tuberosum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"A closely related plant known as garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) can be used in similar ways although its flavor is stronger and more garlic-like. ..."

2. The American Gardener's Assistant: In Three Parts, Containing Complete by Thomas Bridgeman, Sereno Edwards Todd (1867)
"The Potato Onion, Allium tuberosum, does not produce seed as other Onions, but it increases by the root. One single Onion, slightly covered, will produce ..."

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