What does Allium cernuum mean?

Definitions for Allium cernuum
al·li·um cer·nu·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nodding onion, nodding wild onion, lady's leek, Allium cernuumnoun

    widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers

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  1. allium cernuum

    Allium cernuum, commonly known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant which belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. It is native to North America and is known for its drooping umbels of pinkish-purple or white flowers. This plant grows well in different types of soil, ranging from dry to moist, and is often found in prairies, woodlands, and mountain areas. It is also recognized for its edible and medicinal properties.

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  1. Allium cernuum

    Allium cernuum, known as nodding wild onion and lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It has an unsheathed slender conic bulb which gradually tapers directly into several keeled grass-like leaves. Each mature bulb bears a single flowering stem, which terminates in a downward nodding umbel of white or rose flowers. Nodding onion blooms in July or August. The flowers mature into spherical crested fruits which later split open to reveal the dark shiny seeds. This plant does not have bulblets in the inflorescence. This plant grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It is native to North America from New York to British Columbia south to Virginia and Kentucky and south in the mountains. The bulb is edible and has a strong onion flavor. This species is cultivated for its attractive flowers. Allium cernuum form major has larger plants and larger flowers than the normal species. ⁕ Seed head of A. cernuum ⁕ A. cernuum from Britton and Brown 1913 ⁕ Inflorescence

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allium cernuum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Allium cernuum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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