Onion /(?)/

On·ion

Onion

n.
  1. A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (Allium cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. (Bot.)
  2. The flavor of an onion{1}.

Phrases & Compounds
Onion fish
the grenadier.
Onion fly
a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa.
Welsh onion
See Cibol.
Wild onion
a name given to several species of the genus Allium.