green onion

noun

: a young onion pulled before the bulb has enlarged and used especially in salads

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Various foods, including tomatoes, green onions, beef, tofu and chicken, measured at unsafe temperatures. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025 According to the company, the Beer Cheese Cheesesteak features shaved sirloin steak covered in B-Dubs' beer cheese and American cheese, grilled onions and is topped with green onions on a toasted sub roll. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 Green Onions On October 18, 2024, Trader Joe's, along with three other brands, recalled green onions that came from Church Brothers Farms because they were potentially contaminated with salmonella, according to the FDA. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 Cabbage and other hearty brassicas and greens, such as kale and mustard, can be added to the mash, and leeks can replace the green onions or scallions. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green onion

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green onion was in 1577

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“Green onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20onion. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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green onion

noun
: a young onion that is pulled from the ground before the bulb has become large

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