alliumnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæl.i.əm/us/ˈæl.i.əm/a type of plant that belongs to the group that includes onions and garlic, with a circular mass of flowers on a long stem
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- aubergine
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- cucumber
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- pak choi
- shitake mushroom
- spinach
- spring greens
- spring onion
- spud
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Examples from literature
- But underneath their covert, in the shade, grey periwinkles wind among the snowy drift of allium.