SCALLION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scallion mean? 

• SCALLION (noun)
  The noun SCALLION has 2 senses:

1. plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

2. a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

  Familiarity information: SCALLION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCALLION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Allium porrum; leek; scallion

Hypernyms ("scallion" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)

Meronyms (parts of "scallion"):

leek (related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

green onion; scallion; spring onion

Hypernyms ("scallion" is a kind of...):

onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)

Domain region:

United States (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)