green onion

noun

Synonym of spring onion.

Meanings

noungreen onion (plural green onions)

plural green onions

  1. CanadaUSSynonym of spring onion.

    Synonyms: spring onion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of spring onion.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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