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Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium.Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, [2] Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. [3]
The name leek developed from the Old English word lēac, from which the modern English name for garlic also derives. [6] Lēac means 'onion' in Old English and has cognates in other Germanic languages : Danish løg 'onion', Icelandic laukur 'onion', Norwegian løk 'onion', Swedish lök 'onion', [ 7 ] German Lauch 'leek', Dutch look ' Allium ...
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...
The name 'the Big Onion' was formerly used of New York City, before it became 'the Big Apple', and Chicago became 'the Big Onion'. [26] The 10th century Exeter Book, written in Old English, contains a riddle which seems to be about an onion, with sexual overtones. The "wondrous creature, a joy to women" stands "in a bed"; "My column is erect ...
Many references give the common name "Peninsula Onion", this may be a perpetuated typo, but EOL [5] uses "Peninsula onion" Pitted onion Allium lacunosum S. Watson and vars. davisiae, lacunosum, lacunosum, micranthum Plains onion Allium perdulce S.V. Fraser and var.perdulce Purdy's fringed onion Allium fimbriatum S. Watson var. purdyi (Eastw.)
As its name suggests, A. ursinum is an important food for brown bears. [23] The plant is also a favourite of wild boar. [citation needed] A. ursinum is the primary larval host plant for a specialised hoverfly, ramsons hoverfly (Portevinia maculata). [24] The flowers are pollinated by bees. [25]
The names scallion and shallot derive from the Old French eschalotte, by way of eschaloigne, from the Latin Ascalōnia caepa or "Ascalonian onion", a namesake of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean coastal city of Ascalon. [4] [5] [6]
The Japanese name is negi (葱), which can also refer to other plants of the genus Allium, or more specifically naganegi (長葱), meaning "long onion". Common onions were introduced to East Asia in the 19th century, but A. fistulosum remains more popular and widespread. [ 12 ]