Tree Onion (Noun)
Meaning
Type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The tree onion, also known as the Welsh onion or walking onion, produces bulbils that grow on top of the stem and eventually sprout into new plants.
- Tree onions can be grown in containers and make a great addition to an unusual or whimsical garden.
- Gardeners across the country cultivate the tree onion more out of curiosity than to harvest its edible portions.
- Bought as a novelty, the tree onion plant quickly spread across the backyard through its unique asexual reproduction method.
- Walking or tree onion has been cultivated in many parts of the world as a charming and quirky crop.