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Immortalist Immortalist Im*mor"tal*ist, n.
One who holds the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.
[R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Ortalis flexa 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.
Ortalis vetula Chachalaca Cha`cha*la"ca, n. [Native name, prob. given in
imitation of its cry.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula). [written also
chiacalaca.]
