English noun: genus Allium | |||
| 1. | genus 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 | Allium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
| Member holonym | alliaceous plant, Allium acuminatum, Hooker's onion, wild onion | ||
| Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||