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WELSH ONION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Welsh onion mean?
• WELSH ONION (noun)
The noun WELSH ONION has 1 sense:
1. Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
Familiarity information: WELSH ONION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium fistulosum; Japanese leek; Welsh onion
Hypernyms ("Welsh onion" is a kind of...):
Allium cepa; onion; onion plant (bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb)
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