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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
sea o-nion
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.

noun

A spring squill (Scilla verna), a plant of Atlantic Europe.

Etymology

Referring to its coastal habitat and onion-like bulb.

Inflected Forms

sea onions (plural) sea-onion (alternative)

Synonyms

squill maritime squill red squill spring squill scilla verna sea squill urginea maritima

Questions

What does sea onion mean?
A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
Where does sea onion come from?
Referring to its coastal habitat and onion-like bulb.

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