Allium

See also: allium

Translingual

Allium schoenoprasum

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”).

Proper noun

Allium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the onions, garlic.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Allioideae - subfamily; Allieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Allium sativum - type species; Allium subg. Allium, Allium subg. Amerallium, Allium subg. Anguinum, Allium subg. Bromatorrhiza, Allium subg. Butomissa, Allium subg. Caloscordum, Allium subg. Cepa, Allium subg. Cyathophora, Allium subg. Melanocrommyum, Allium subg. Microscordum, Allium subg. Nectaroscordum, Allium subg. Polyprason, Allium subg. Porphyroprason, Allium subg. Reticulatobulbosa, Allium subg. Rhizirideum, Allium subg. Vvedenskya - subgenera

Derived terms

References

Allium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Allium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Allium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Allium at USDA Plants database

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