noun
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
• Syn: ↑Allium
• Derivationally related forms: ↑alliaceous (for: ↑Allium)
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑alliaceous plant, ↑wild onion, ↑Hooker's onion, ↑Allium acuminatum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.