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Definition of ONION

Onion
Onion On"ion, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. Onion fish (Zo["o]l.), the grenadier. Onion fly (Zo["o]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa. Welsh onion. (Bot.) See Cibol. Wild onion (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Allium.

Meaning of ONION from wikipedia

- An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated...
- The Onion is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news...
- .onion is a special-use top-level domain name designating an anonymous onion service, which was formerly known as a "hidden service", reachable via the...
- green onion, table onion, salad onion, onion stick, long onion, baby onion, precious onion, wild onion, yard onion, gibbon, syboe (Scots), and shallot.[citation...
- A Vidalia onion (/vaɪˈdeɪliə/) is one of several varieties of sweet onion grown in a production area defined by law of the U.S. state of Georgia since...
- Pickled onions are a food item consisting of onions (cultivars of Allium cepa) pickled in a solution of vinegar and salt, often with other preservatives...
- French onion soup (French: soupe à l’oignon [sup a lɔɲɔ̃]) is a soup of onions, gently fried and then cooked in meat stock or water, usually served gratinéed...
- Gl**** Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (titled onscreen as simply Gl**** Onion) is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced...
- Onion routing is implemented by means of encryption in the application layer of the communication protocol stack, nested like the layers of an onion....
- Onion routing is a technique for anonymous communication over a computer network. In an onion network, messages are encapsulated in layers of encryption...