Allium
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See also: allium
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Allium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – onions, garlics, and close relatives.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Allioideae - subfamily; Allieae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Allium sativum (garlic) - type species; Allium subg. Allium, Allium subg. Amerallium, Allium subg. Anguinum, Allium subg. Bromatorrhiza, Allium subg. Butomissa, Allium subg. Caloscordum, Allium subg. Cepa, Allium subg. Cyathophora, Allium subg. Melanocrommyum, Allium subg. Microscordum, Allium subg. Nectaroscordum, Allium subg. Polyprason, Allium subg. Porphyroprason, Allium subg. Reticulatobulbosa, Allium subg. Rhizirideum, Allium subg. Vvedenskya - subgenera
- Allium canadense (meadow garlic), Allium cernuum (nodding onion), Allium schoenoprasum (wild chives), Allium tricoccum (wild leek, ramp); Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion), Allium cepa (garden onion), Allium ampeloprasum (leek), Allium ursinum (bear garlic), Allium ascalonicum (scallion), Allium oschaninii (shallot), Allium stellatum (prairie onion, autumn onion) - selected species
Derived terms
[edit]- Alliaria
- Alliopsis
- Amerallium
- allicin
- alliin
- alliinase
- alliofuroside
- alliospiroside
- allisatin
- allithiamine
- allixin
- allyl
- Zoellnerallium
References
[edit]Taxonomy of Allium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Allium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Allium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Allium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Allium at USDA Plants database