wild onion

noun

Any of a large number of noncultivated plants that smell similar to, or otherwise resemble, domesticated onions, especially in the genus Allium.

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Meanings

nounwild onion (plural wild onions)

plural wild onions

  1. biologyAny of a large number of noncultivated plants that smell similar to, or otherwise resemble, domesticated onions, especially in the genus Allium.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
canada onionnative leekonion grass

Translations

Spanish cebolla silvestre
  • cebolla silvestreplant
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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