redskin onion

noun

Allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.

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Meanings

nounredskin onion (plural redskin onions)

plural redskin onions · alternative red skinned onion · alternative red-skinned onion

  1. Allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAllium haematochiton
  2. Englishredskin onion

red + skin + onion, a calque of taxonomic name Allium haematochiton, named as such due to the bulb's red hue.

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APA

redskin onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redskin%20onion

MLA

“redskin onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redskin%20onion. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redskin onion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redskin%20onion.

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