onion

(unyən)

noun

  1. a plant (Allium cepa) of the lily family, having an edible bulb with a strong, sharp smell and taste
  2. the bulb of this plant, formed of close, concentric layers of leaf bases
  3. any of various related plants

Origin: ME oynon < OFr oignon < L unio (gen. unionis), oneness, unity, also a kind of single onion: see union

See onion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A bulbous plant (Allium cepa) cultivated worldwide as a vegetable.
  2. The rounded edible bulb of this plant, composed of fleshy, tight, concentric leaf bases having a pungent odor and taste.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English oinyon

Origin: , from Old French oignon

Origin: , from Latin uniō, uniōn-

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