Welsh onion

Welsh onion

n. See bunching onion.

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[Perhaps so called because it somewhat resembles the leek, one of the national emblems of Wales .]

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Noun

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Welsh onion - Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onionsAllium fistulosum, Japanese leekAllium cepa, onion plant, onion - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb