Allium

//ˈæliəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.

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genus allium

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"So researchers studied a group of about 200 men with prostate cancer and nearly 500 disease free men in Shanghai, and asked them how often they ate 122 food items, including allium vegetables."

Etymology

From translingual Allium, from Latin allium.

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