alliums
Garlic and relatives
Alliums are plants of the onion genus, including onions, garlic, leeks, chives, shallots, and scallions.
The term appears most often in cooking and gardening contexts: The recipe calls for several alliums.
Ornamental alliums produce spherical flower clusters on tall stalks and are popular in gardens.
Pungent layered bulb
Pungent layered bulb
- leekMild cylindrical onion relative
- bulbRounded storage organ
- tunicateCoated marine invertebrate
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
perennial · propagation · storage · underground · dormancy · overwinter · sprouting · vegetative
Preparing food with heat
- sautéCook quickly in fat
- dicingCutting into cubes
- mincingAffectedly delicate in manner
- roastingCooking with dry heat
seasoning · caramelizing · sweating · sofrito · mirepoix · aromatics · stir-fry · pickling
Single embryonic leaf plant
- bulbousSwollen and round
- perennialRecurring each year
- scapeView or flower stem
- umbelRadial flower cluster
floret · taxonomy · species · genus · hybridization · cultivar · flora · herbaceous
onion
Pungent layered bulb
onion
Pungent layered bulb
rhizome · perennial · propagation · storage · underground · dormancy · overwinter · sprouting · vegetative · bulblet
cooking
Preparing food with heat
roasting · seasoning · caramelizing · sweating · sofrito · mirepoix · aromatics · stir-fry · pickling · braising
monocotyledon
Single embryonic leaf plant
umbel · floret · taxonomy · species · genus · hybridization · cultivar · flora · herbaceous · flowering
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
sulfurous · eye-watering · tear-inducing · strong · intense · raw · harsh · fierce · volatile · sulfur
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
sweet · roasted · sautéed · cooked · mellowed · buttery · rich · golden · softened · jammy
- vegetable gardeningtomatoes, carrots, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers
- hardy plantssedum, hellebore, juniper, daylily, snowdrops
- perennialsaster, asters, hostas, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts
- Dutch Bulbstulips, tulip fields, tulip farms, daffodils, hyacinths
alliumscarrots
Edible orange taproots
beets · sweet potatoes · sweet corn · lettuce · fruits
alliumsbrassicas
Mustard family vegetables
nightshades · legumes · cucurbits · crucifers · root vegetables