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Definition of Onion plant
1. Noun. Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb.
Generic synonyms: Alliaceous Plant
Terms within: Onion
Specialized synonyms: Allium Ascalonicum, Allium Cepa Aggregatum, Eschalot, Multiplier Onion, Shallot, Allium Cepa Viviparum, Egyptian Onion, Top Onion, Tree Onion, Allium Fistulosum, Japanese Leek, Welsh Onion, Allium Haematochiton, Red-skinned Onion
Terms within: Isothiocyanate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onion Plant
Literary usage of Onion plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1889)
"In both cases the fungus is destroyed without injury to the onion plant. Further,
both these chemical remedies have the additional advantage of being ..."
2. Observations of Injurious Insects and Common Farm Pests ... with Methods of by Eleanor Anne Ormerod (1891)
"... not fully developed, taken from an onion plant; magnified 440 times. For a,
b, c, and d, see explanation of fig. 1. In front of the spear (a) is shown ..."
3. Agricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1921)
"The onion plant in this instance is a perennial. A tulip bulb in autumn consists
of a short, thick stem, upon which are placed a series of large, ..."
4. Foundations of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen (1901)
"This skin consists of the broad sheathing bases of the outer leaves which grew
on the onion plant during the summer. Remove these and notice the thick ..."
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