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green onion
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Remove from heat and add roasted pepper, tomato, green onion, and thyme; mix thoroughly.
▪ Slice the green onion into 2-inch lengths, then shred lengthwise; set aside about 2 tablespoons of the green tops.
▪ Spread the bean mixture evenly over the fish and scatter the remaining ginger and green onion on top.
Wiktionary
green onion

n. (context US English) scallion

WordNet
green onion

n. young onion before the bulb has enlarged [syn: scallion]

Wikipedia
Green onion (disambiguation)

Green onion or Scallion refers to various edible members of the genus Allium that lack a fully developed bulb.

Green onion may also refer to:

  • Green Onions (album), a 1962 album by Booker T. & the M.G.s
    • " Green Onions", a hit 1962 soul instrumental by Booker T. & the M.G.s on the album listed above
  • Green Onion (band) (בצל ירוק, Batzal Yarok), an Israeli band
Green Onion (band)

Green Onion ( Hebrew: בצל ירוק, Batzal Yarok) was a theatre and entertainment troupe, founded in 1957 by The Nahal Band graduates. Until its disbandment in 1961, the group made five shows.

Usage examples of "green onion".

But they feel gypped if they cannot at least survey lots of extra bowls containing chopped bacon, chopped hard-cooked egg yolks, chopped hard-cooked egg whites, shredded coconut, crushed pineapple, chopped green onion, sweet pickle relish, orange marmalade, and yogurt.

It was a dark blue plate containing a single small fillet of gray meat adorned with a sprig of green onion.

There are windows all around, looking out over the rooftops and towers of the city that I love like a native daughterthe twin green onion domes of the Frauenkirche and the lacy stonework of the Rathaus tower, the Isar winding gracefully between banks that are green in summer and snowy-white in winter, and the bustling traffic of Karlsplatz with the clock tower and the gates and the shops.

Neville Longbottom bought a large, evil-smelling green onion, a pointed purple crystal, and a rotting newt tail before the other Gryffindor boys pointed out that he was in no danger.

Chips of green onion floated the top, their crisp scent wafting the chambers.