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scallion
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As a noun, scallion means a spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
Meanings of scallion
6 meaningsnoun
now chiefly usIrelandA spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
now chiefly usIrelandAny of various similar members of the genus Allium.
Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
USScotlandA leek.
Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasumplant
Similar: leek, Allium porrumA young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in saladsfood
Similar: green onion, spring onion
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noun: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapp…
leekAllium porrum
noun: a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
green onionspring onion
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