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walking onion

walking onion noun: tree onion.

Noun

walking onion (plural walking onions)

  1. tree onion

Forms of walking onion

pluralwalking onions

Origin of walking onion

So called because the bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk, which may bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant.

Questions about walking onion

What does walking onion mean?
Walking onion means tree onion.
What part of speech is walking onion?
Walking onion is a noun.
What is the plural of walking onion?
The plural of walking onion is walking onions.

Words near walking onion in the dictionary

  1. walking on sunshine
  2. walking on the wild side
  3. walking on water
  4. walking one's chalks
  5. walking one's shots
  6. walking onion
  7. walking onions
  8. walking out
  9. walking out on
  10. walking over
  11. walking pace

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