·noun A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus.
The Israelites in the wilderness longed for the "onions and garlick of Egypt" (Num. 11:5). This was ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A seal. Onion hunters, a class of young thieves who are on the look out for gentlemen who wear their...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
n. i.q. Native Leek. See leek. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
This product is mentioned only in (Numbers 11:5) as one of the good things of Egypt of which the Isr...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- The officinal squill. ·see <<Squill>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
n. Same as Native Leek.See Leek. ...
The Cepola rubescens, whose body peels into flakes like that vegetable. It is of a pale red colour. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book