walking onion

noun

tree onion

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Meanings

nounwalking onion (plural walking onions)

plural walking onions

  1. tree onion

Origin

So called because the bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk, which may bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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