Definitions for top onion
top onion

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1. tree onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, Allium cepa viviparumnoun

   type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers

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1. top onion

   The tree onion (Allium × proliferum) is a perennial plant similar to the common onion (A. cepa), but with a cluster of bulblets where a normal onion would have flowers. Tree onions are also known as topsetting onions, walking onions, or Egyptian onions. Genomic evidence has conclusively shown that they are a diploid hybrid of the shallot and the Welsh onion (A. fistulosum). However, some sources may still treat the tree onion as A. cepa var. proliferum or A. cepa Proliferum Group. Tree onion bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk. The bulblets are usually marble-sized, between 0.5 cm to 3 cm in diameter. They may bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant, giving rise to the name "walking onion". It has been postulated that the name "Egyptian onion" derived from Romani people bringing tree onions to Europe from the Indian subcontinent. The phenomenon of forming bulblets (bulbils) instead of flowers is also seen in top-setting garlic and other alliums, which sometimes may also be referred to as top onions or tree onions.Also known as turfed stone leek, it may be cultivated commercially and for foliage. It is described as a shallot which can be grown in tropical conditions.Many tree onions are very strong flavoured, although some cultivars are relatively mild and sweet. The underground bulbs are particularly tough-skinned and pungent, and can be quite elongate, like leeks, or in some types may form bulbs up to 5 cm across. Young plants may be used as scallions in the spring, and the bulblets may be used in cooking similarly to regular onions, or preserved by pickling.

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1. top onion

   A top onion is a type of onion variety which includes shallots, pearl onions, and potato onions, that reproduces through the growth of a cluster of smaller bulbs at the base of the stem. This cluster can then be separated into individual onions, unlike bulb onions which are grown from seeds or sets. The term "top onion" references the tall, green stalk that grows from these bulbs.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of top onion in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of top onion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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