Allium
See also: allium
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Allium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – onions, garlics, and close relatives.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Allioideae - subfamily; Allieae - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Allium sativum (garlic) - type species; Allium subg. Allium, Allium subg. Amerallium, Allium subg. Anguinum, Allium subg. Bromatorrhiza, Allium subg. Butomissa, Allium subg. Caloscordum, Allium subg. Cepa, Allium subg. Cyathophora, Allium subg. Melanocrommyum, Allium subg. Microscordum, Allium subg. Nectaroscordum, Allium subg. Polyprason, Allium subg. Porphyroprason, Allium subg. Reticulatobulbosa, Allium subg. Rhizirideum, Allium subg. Vvedenskya - subgenera
- Allium canadense (meadow garlic), Allium cernuum (nodding onion), Allium schoenoprasum (wild chives), Allium tricoccum (wild leek, ramp); Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion), Allium cepa (garden onion), Allium ampeloprasum (leek), Allium ursinum (bear garlic), Allium ascalonicum (scallion), Allium oschaninii (shallot), Allium stellatum (prairie onion, autumn onion) - selected species
Derived terms edit
- Alliaria
- Alliopsis
- Amerallium
- allicin
- alliin
- alliinase
- alliofuroside
- alliospiroside
- allisatin
- allithiamine
- allixin
- allyl
- Zoellnerallium
References edit
- Taxonomy of Allium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Allium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Allium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Allium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Allium at USDA Plants database