onion
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the bulb of an onion plant
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Sense 2 noun
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
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Sense 3 noun
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | onion plant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bulb |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | onion |
| 2 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | isothiocyanate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | alliaceous plant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | eschalot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tree onion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Welsh onion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | red-skinned onion |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | vegetable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bermuda onion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | green onion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Vidalia onion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Spanish onion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shallot |