What does allium mean?
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ˈæl i əmal·li·um
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Princeton's WordNet
Allium, genus Alliumnoun
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
Wiktionary
alliumnoun
Any of many bulbous plants, of the genus Allium, related to onions and garlic
Webster Dictionary
Alliumnoun
a genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc
Etymology: [L., garlic.]
Wikidata
Allium
Allium is a monocot genus of flowering plants, informally referred to as the onion genus. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic. The genus, including the various edible onions, garlics, chives, and leeks, has played a pivotal role in cooking worldwide, as the various parts of the plants, either raw or cooked in many ways, produce a large variety of flavors and textures. The genus contains hundreds of distinct species; many have been harvested through human history, but only about a dozen are still economically important today as crops or garden vegetables. Many others are cultivated as ornamental plants. Allium is taxonomically difficult and species boundaries are unclear. Most authorities accept about 750 species. Estimates of the number of species have been as low as 260, and as high as 860. The type species for the genus is Allium sativum. Allium species occur in temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere, except for a few species occurring in Chile, Brazil or tropical Africa. They can vary in height between 5 cm and 150 cm. The flowers form an umbel at the top of a leafless stalk. The bulbs vary in size between species, from very small to rather large. Some species develop thickened leaf-bases rather than forming bulbs as such. Allium is a genus of perennial bulbous plants that produce chemical compounds that give them a characteristic onion or garlic taste and odor. Many are used as food plants, though not all members of the genus are equally flavorful. In most cases, both bulb and leaves are edible. Their taste may be strong or weak, depending on the species and on ground sulphur content.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Allium
A genus of the plant family Liliaceae (sometimes classified as Alliaceae) in the order Liliales. Many produce pungent, often bacteriostatic and physiologically active compounds and are used as food, condiment, and medicament, the latter in traditional medicine.
Editors Contribution
allium
A type of cultivar, plant and seed.
Allium include onions, garlic, leekes, chives, shallots, spring onion etc.
Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016
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alulim
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allium in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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