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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Asparagales — thelilies ,onions etc..
Etymologies
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Examples
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But your teary-eyed onion-cutting days may soon be over, for recently in The Netherlands, at the Fifth International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae (Super Bowl, Schmuper Bowl — what an event that must have been!)
Tearless onions ewillett 2008
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Finally, let's not forget members of the Alliaceae family of plants -- onions, garlic and shallots.
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Finally, let's not forget members of the Alliaceae family of plants--onions, garlic and shallots.
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The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum L., also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to the Alliaceae family.
Tips N Tricks: The Incredible Edible Leek A Thyme To Bee Comforted 2009
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Along with onions, leeks and shallots, garlic is a species in the family Alliaceae.
Later On 2009
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