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redskin onion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
red-skin o-nion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.

Etymology

red + skin + onion, a calque of taxonomic name Allium haematochiton, named as such due to the bulb's red hue.

Inflected Forms

redskin onions (plural) red skinned onion (alternative) red-skinned onion (alternative)

Phrases

Allium haematochiton

Frequently Paired Words

Allium haematochiton

Questions

What does redskin onion mean?
Allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.
Where does redskin onion come from?
red + skin + onion, a calque of taxonomic name Allium haematochiton, named as such due to the bulb's red hue.

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