Lauchgewächs

Definitions of Lauchgewächs
  1. noun
    bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
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    Zwiebelpflanze
    bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
    Lauchpflanze
    plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
    Knoblauchpflanze
    bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
    Küchenzwiebel
    type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
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    Liliengewächs
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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