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‖ Allium Bot.|ˈælɪəm|
[L. allium garlic, of unkn. origin.]
A large genus of Liliaceous plants, of which garlic, the onion, leek, chive, shallot, and the British wild flower Ramsons are species.
1807Crabbe Par. Reg. i. 602 High-sounding words our worthy gardener gets..He Allium calls his onions and his leeks. 1866Cornh. Mag. Nov. 538 In the shade, grey periwinkles wind among the snowy drift of allium. |