"onion seed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onion seeds [plural], onionseed [alternative], onion-seed [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} onion seed (plural onion seeds)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A seed produced by an onion plant. Translations (seeds of an onion plant): قِزْح (qizḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), sipulin siemen (Finnish), graine d'oignon [feminine] (French), Zwiebelsamen [masculine] (German), Zwiebelsaat [feminine] (German), sēmen cēpae [neuter] (Latin), nasiono cebuli [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-onion_seed-en-noun-lk9wY9G~ Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, Buttercup family plants Disambiguation of Buttercup family plants: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'seeds of an onion plant': 77 23
  2. The strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.
    Sense id: en-onion_seed-en-noun-K~BsQOT0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Spices Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Spices: 26 74

Inflected forms

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