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chinese onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ne-se o-nion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An onion of species Allium chinense, endemic to China, introduced and now naturalized in other parts of east Asia and elsewhere.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chinese onions (plural)

Synonyms

Chinese scallion glittering chive Japanese scallion Kiangsi scallion Oriental onion rakkyo

Questions

What does chinese onion mean?
An onion of species Allium chinense, endemic to China, introduced and now naturalized in other parts of east Asia and elsewhere.

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