genus Allium

genus Allium
noun
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
Syn: ↑Allium
Derivationally related forms: ↑alliaceous (for: ↑Allium)
Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
Member Meronyms: ↑alliaceous plant, ↑wild onion, ↑Hooker's onion, ↑Allium acuminatum

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