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SCALLION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Synonyms:

green onion; scallion; spring onion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("scallion" is a kind of...):

onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)

Domain region:

United States (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

Synonyms:

Allium porrum; leek; scallion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("scallion" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)

Meronyms (parts of "scallion"):

leek (related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves)

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