Meaning of GENUS ALLIUM

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
	Synonyms:		Allium
	See Also:		alliaceous plant, Allium acuminatum, family Liliaceae, Hooker's onion, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, wild onion