Allium

See also: allium

Translingual

Allium schoenoprasum

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”).

Proper noun

Allium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – onions, garlics, and close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (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

• allicin
• alliin
• alliinase
• alliofuroside
• alliospiroside
• allisatin
• allithiamine
• allixin
• allyl

References

• 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