sea onion meaning
UK /siː ˈʌnjən/ US /si ˈʌnjən/ 3 syllables
sea onion (noun): having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties.
sea onion has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sea onion as a noun
- having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Synonyms: sea squill, squill, Urginea maritima
Type of: liliaceous plant
- European scilla with small blue or purple flowers
Synonyms: spring squill, Scilla verna
Type of: scilla
How to pronounce sea onion
sea onion is pronounced /siː ˈʌnjən/ in British English and /si ˈʌnjən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.
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