onion bulb
Tears when sliced
The bulb of an onion plant—the layered, pungent underground structure used in cooking worldwide.
Onion bulb specifies the edible part rather than the greens or the whole plant: Slice the onion bulb into rings.
The concentric layers make it a common metaphor for things with hidden depths.
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- peelOuter fruit layer
- chopQuick forceful slice
chop chop · dice · tears · pungent · sprout · skin · white · yellow · red · caramelized · sauté · savory flavor · raw · crisp · sharp · sulfur · kitchen · kitchen staple
- bulbsincandescent, CFL, halogen, fluorescent, flood light
- alliumsgarlic, leek, shallot, chive, scallion