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allium

/ˈæliəm/

allium noun: any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.

allium: any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic
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Noun

allium (plural alliums or allia)

  1. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.

allium meaning in Bengali

allium in Bengali

পেঁয়াজ, রসুন, লিক প্রভৃতি গোত্রের উদ্ভিদ

Forms of allium

pluralalliums
pluralallia

Origin of allium

From taxonomic name Allium, from Latin allium.

Words formed from allium

Words that rhyme with allium

Questions about allium

What does allium mean?
Allium means any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.
What is allium in Bengali?
Allium in Bengali is পেঁয়াজ, রসুন, লিক প্রভৃতি গোত্রের উদ্ভিদ. See Allium meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is allium?
Allium is a noun.
How do you pronounce allium?
Allium is pronounced /ˈæliəm/.
What is the plural of allium?
The plural of allium is alliums.

Words near allium in the dictionary

  1. allithiamines
  2. Allithwaite
  3. Allithwaite and Cartmel
  4. allitridum
  5. Allitt
  6. allium
  7. alliumoside
  8. alliums
  9. allivalite
  10. allivalites
  11. allixin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allium (page history and authors); allium (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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