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allium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun allium has 1 sense
- allium(n = noun.plant) genus allium - large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus; Array is a kind of liliid monocot genus
is a member of family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family
Derived form adjective alliaceous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
allium, n. [L., garlic.].
A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
allium, n. any plant of the genus Allium, usu. bulbous and strong smelling, e.g. onion and garlic.
Etymology
L, = garlic
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