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redskin onion

redskin onion noun: allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.

redskin onion: allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California
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Noun

redskin onion (plural redskin onions)

  1. Allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.

Forms of redskin onion

pluralredskin onions
alternative formred skinned onion
alternative formred-skinned onion

Origin of redskin onion

red + skin + onion, a calque of taxonomic name Allium haematochiton, named as such due to the bulb's red hue.

Questions about redskin onion

What does redskin onion mean?
Redskin onion means allium haematochiton, a species of allium found in Baja California, Sonora and California.
What part of speech is redskin onion?
Redskin onion is a noun.
What is the plural of redskin onion?
The plural of redskin onion is redskin onions.

Words near redskin onion in the dictionary

  1. redshirted
  2. redshirting
  3. redshirts
  4. redshort
  5. redskin
  6. redskin onion
  7. redskinned
  8. redskins
  9. redskirt
  10. redskirts
  11. redsmith

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