Zwiebel

Definitions of Zwiebel
  1. noun
    an aromatic flavorful vegetable
    synonyms: Gemüsezwiebel
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    types:
    Frühlingszwiebel
    a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
    type of:
    Gemüse
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
  2. noun
    a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
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    type of:
    Stengel, Stiel, Stängel
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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