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Definition of Tree onion
1. Noun. Type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers.
Generic synonyms: Allium Cepa, Onion, Onion Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Onion
Literary usage of Tree onion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"This multiplies itself in an opposite direction to that of the tree-onion,
producing, by the formation of young bulbs on the parent root, an ample crop ..."
2. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1864)
"tree onion, Potato Onion, Shallots, and Garlic plant at once. ... The tree onion
and potato onion require a rich soil, and must be planted at from thiee to ..."
3. The New American Gardener; Containing Practical Directions on the Culture of by Thomas Green Fessenden (1828)
"The top or tree onion has the remarkable property of producing the onions at the
top of the stalk, and is valuable for domestic use, particularly for ..."
4. The New American Gardener: Containing Practical Directions on the Culture of by Thomas Green Fessenden (1832)
"Those mentioned in Mr. ^Russell's Catalogue are the following:— White Portugal.
Yellow, Genuine Madeira, Top or tree onion, Silver-skinned, ..."
5. The New American Gardener, Containing Practical Directions on the Culture of by Thomas Green Fessenden (1842)
"The top or tree onion has the remarkable property of producing the onions at the
top of the stalk, and is valuable ..."
6. The American Kitchen Gardener: Containing Practical Directions for the by Thomas Green Fessenden (1856)
"The top or tree onion has the remarkable property of producing the onions at the
top of the stalk, and is valuable for domestic use, particularly for ..."
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