Allium
See also: allium
Translingual
Allium schoenoprasum
Etymology
From Latin allium (“garlic”).
Proper noun
Allium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the onions, garlic.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Allioideae - subfamily; Allieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Allium sativum (garlic) - type species; Allium subg. Allium, Allium subg. Amerallium, Allium subg. Anguinum, Allium subg. Bromatorrhiza, Allium subg. Butomissa, Allium subg. Caloscordum, Allium subg. Cepa, Allium subg. Cyathophora, Allium subg. Melanocrommyum, Allium subg. Microscordum, Allium subg. Nectaroscordum, Allium subg. Polyprason, Allium subg. Porphyroprason, Allium subg. Reticulatobulbosa, Allium subg. Rhizirideum, Allium subg. Vvedenskya - subgenera
- Allium canadense (meadow garlic), Allium cernuum (nodding onion), Allium schoenoprasum (wild chives), Allium tricoccum (wild leek, ramp); Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion), Allium cepa (garden onion), Allium ampeloprasum (leek), Allium ursinum (bear garlic), Allium ascalonium (scallion), Allium oschaninii (shallot) - selected species
Derived terms
- allicin
- alliin
- alliinase
- alliofuroside
- alliospiroside
- allisatin
- allithiamine
- allixin
- allyl
References
- Allium at USDA Plants database