Hooker's onion

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Definition

Noun: * A common North American wild onion (Allium acuminatum) characterized by a strong onion odor and a cluster (umbel) of pink flowers on top of a leafless stalk. Its native range extends from British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado.

Usage
  • The term "hooker's onion" is used specifically as the common name for this particular species of wild onion. It is primarily used in botanical, horticultural, and ecological contexts.
  • It refers to the entire plant, but the defining features mentioned in the description are its strong scent and its distinctive pink flower cluster on a bare stem.
Examples
  • Botanists identified the pink-flowered plant as hooker's onion.
  • A patch of hooker's onion was growing on the sunny hillside.
  • The guide pointed out that the strong smell was coming from hooker's onion.
Advanced Usage
  • The name "hooker's onion" is a standard common name for in field guides and plant databases. It honors the 19th-century botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tapertip onion: Another common name for the same species (), often used interchangeably.
  • Wild onion: A general term for any uncultivated species, which includes hooker's onion.
Synonyms
  • Tapertip onion
  • (scientific name)
Notes on Meaning
  • The term refers exclusively to a specific botanical species. It is not a general term for any onion and does not have other metaphorical or slang meanings.
Noun
  1. a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado

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