Allium

Other forms: Alliums

Definitions of Allium
  1. noun
    large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
    synonyms: genus Allium
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    type of:
    liliid monocot genus
    genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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