1. large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus; [syn: Allium, genus Allium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Allium
n 1: large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous
plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in
family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: Allium, genus
Allium]