sea onion

sea on·ion

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see uhn-yuh n]
- /si ˈʌn yən/
- /siː ˈʌnjən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see uhn-yuh n]
- /si ˈʌn yən/

Definitions of sea onion words

noun sea onion Also called sea squill. a Mediterranean plant, Urginea maritima, of the lily family, yielding medicinal squill. 1
noun sea onion a squill, Scilla verna, of the Isle of Wight, having narrow leaves and clusters of violet flowers. 1
noun sea onion the dried bulb of white varieties of a plant (Urginea maritima) of the lily family, formerly used in medicine 0
noun sea onion this plant 0

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Origin of sea onion

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Sea onion

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sea onion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea onion usage trend in Literature

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