SPRING ONION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spring onion mean? 

• SPRING ONION (noun)
  The noun SPRING ONION has 1 sense:

1. a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

  Familiarity information: SPRING ONION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRING ONION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

green onion; scallion; spring onion

Hypernyms ("spring onion" is a kind of...):

onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)