Definition of Onion. Meaning of Onion. Synonyms of Onion

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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...
- 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...
- pearl onion (Allium ampeloprasum var. sectivum or A. ampeloprasum 'Pearl-Onion Group'), also known as button onion, baby onion or silverskin onion in the...
- spring onion, green onion, table onion, salad onion, onion stick, long onion, baby onion, precious onion, wild onion, yard onion, gibbon, syboe (Scots)...
- 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...
- The Onion Movie (released in some countries as News Movie) is a 2008 satirical American comedy film written by The Onion writers Robert D. Siegel and Todd...
- 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....