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Meaning of 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
 
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 Synonyms: genus Allium
 
 See Also: alliaceous plant, Allium acuminatum, family Liliaceae, Hooker's onion, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, wild onion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.)
A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive,
etc.
 

 

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