spring onion

noun

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Cold-Hardy Vegetables Vegetables that do best in cool weather, such as broccoli and other brassicas, spinach, peas, radishes, and spring onions, can be started in winter too. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024 To serve, ladle the chili into bowls and finish with toppings like fresh cilantro, spring onions and cheese with tortillas and lime wedges on the side. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024 Alliums Ornamental onions, chives, and spring onions produce a scent and flavor that squirrels find distasteful. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2024 After showing off the spring onions, wildflowers, plum trees, kale and cabbage that he's been growing at his Cotswolds home, David's wife Victoria Beckham, 50, wrote a hilarious response to the social media garden tour. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring onion 

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spring onion was in 1758

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“Spring onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20onion. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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