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desert onion

desert onion noun: allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion.

desert onion: allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion
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Noun

desert onion (plural desert onions)

  1. Allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion.

Forms of desert onion

pluraldesert onions

Origin of desert onion

From desert + onion.

Questions about desert onion

What does desert onion mean?
Desert onion means allium macropetalum, a species of wild onion.
What part of speech is desert onion?
Desert onion is a noun.
What is the plural of desert onion?
The plural of desert onion is desert onions.

Words near desert onion in the dictionary

  1. desert monitor
  2. desert monitors
  3. desert mouse
  4. desert oak
  5. desert oaks
  6. desert onion
  7. desert onions
  8. Desert Palms
  9. desert pavement
  10. desert pavements
  11. desert pea

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