Onion
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Onions are vegetables. They are plants in the genus Allium. When people talk about onions, they usually mean garden onions. Onions have bulbs, which are edible, in most species. They have a storng flavour, and a very distinctive smell.
Onions have been cultivated for a very long time. Together with leek and garlic, their cultivation goes back to Ancient Egypt at least.
 Two colours of onion |
 Yellow Onions |
 Flower head of a yellow onion |
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