German onion: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)German onion in English is the name of a plant defined with Ornithogalum longibracteatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urophyllon caudatum (Aiton) Salisb., nom. inval. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Folia Mus. Rerum Nat. Bohemiae Occid., Bot. (1984)
· New Botanist (1988)
· Collectanea (1788)
· Hort. Bot. Vindob. (1777)
· Stapfia (2001)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1921)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Onion.
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