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

  1. having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties

    Synonyms: sea squill, squill, Urginea maritima

    Type of: liliaceous plant

  2. 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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