Noun: onion ún-yun
- An aromatic flavourful vegetable, bulb of an onion plant with layered flesh covered by papery skin, having a strong characteristic smell and taste
"He chopped onions for the base of the soup"; "Tears streamed down her face as she sliced the pungent onions"
- Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
"She planted rows of onions in her vegetable garden";
- onion plant, Allium cepa
Derived forms: onions
Type of: alliaceous plant, bulb, veg [Brit, informal], vegetable, veggie [informal]
Encyclopedia: Onion, Inc