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Definition of allium in English: alliumnounPlural alliums ˈalɪəmˈalēəm A bulbous plant of a genus that includes the onion and its relatives (e.g. garlic, leek, and chives). 葱属植物(如大蒜、韭菜和细香葱) Genus Allium, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae) Example sentencesExamples - Allium moly is an ornamental allium, or flowering onion.
- A specialty crop of the Dutch, alliums are grown by nearly 50 flower bulb growers in Holland.
- The wide use of alliums as ornamental plants, however, is a more recent phenomenon, first gaining favor about the middle of the 19th century.
- With hundreds of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies, alliums and other bulbs to consider for planting this fall, catalogues give both the visual sizzle and nitty-gritty information needed to make smart choices.
- Consuming onions and other alliums like leeks and garlic also appears to lower rates of breast, esophageal, and stomach cancers.
Rhymesgallium, pallium, thallium, valium Definition of allium in US English: alliumnounˈalēəm A bulbous plant of a genus that includes the onion and its relatives (e.g. garlic, leek, and chives). 葱属植物(如大蒜、韭菜和细香葱) Genus Allium, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae) Example sentencesExamples - Allium moly is an ornamental allium, or flowering onion.
- A specialty crop of the Dutch, alliums are grown by nearly 50 flower bulb growers in Holland.
- The wide use of alliums as ornamental plants, however, is a more recent phenomenon, first gaining favor about the middle of the 19th century.
- Consuming onions and other alliums like leeks and garlic also appears to lower rates of breast, esophageal, and stomach cancers.
- With hundreds of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies, alliums and other bulbs to consider for planting this fall, catalogues give both the visual sizzle and nitty-gritty information needed to make smart choices.
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