genus allium

1. 1.

   large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus

   SynonymsAllium

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus allium

What does genus allium mean?

genus allium means "large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus".

What is another word for genus allium?

Close synonyms include Allium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus allium a common word?

genus allium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.