desert onion

noun

Allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion.

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Meanings

noundesert onion (plural desert onions)

plural desert onions

  1. Allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion.

Origin

From desert + onion.

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APA

desert onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20onion

MLA

“desert onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20onion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desert onion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20onion.

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