English noun: Allium cepa | |||
1. | Allium cepa (plant) bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb | ||
Synonyms | onion, onion plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alliaceous plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium cepa viviparum, Allium fistulosum, Allium haematochiton, Egyptian onion, eschalot, Japanese leek, multiplier onion, red-skinned onion, shallot, top onion, tree onion, Welsh onion | ||
Part holonym | onion | ||
Substance holonym | isothiocyanate | ||