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onion
(un′yən)
noun
- a plant (Allium cepa) of the lily family, having an edible bulb with a strong, sharp smell and taste
- the bulb of this plant, formed of close, concentric layers of leaf bases
- 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
- A bulbous plant (Allium cepa) cultivated worldwide as a vegetable.
- 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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