spring onion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌspring ˈonion noun [countable] British English DFHBPa strong tasting onion with a small white round part and a long green stem, usually eaten raw 嫩洋葱 SYN scallion, American English green onion →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1
Examples from the Corpus
spring onion• Continue to sow salads like lettuce, radish and spring onion for cropping in late summer.ˌspring ˈonion nounChineseSyllable
white a small onion with round Corpus a strong tasting
spring onion
ˌspring ˈonion
noun [countable] British English
a strong tasting onion with a small white round part and a long green stem, usually eaten raw
SYN scallion, green onion American English
ˌspring ˈonion
noun [countable] British Englisha strong tasting onion with a small white round part and a long green stem, usually eaten raw
SYN scallion, green onion American English
