English noun: Allium | |||
1. | Allium (plant) large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus | ||
Synonyms | genus Allium | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | alliaceous plant, Allium acuminatum, Hooker's onion, wild onion | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||