Meaning of onion grass | Babel Free
Definitions
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Species of Melica, especially Melica bulbosa and Melica subulata. US, uncountable, usually
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Any of several species of non-native grasses of the genus Romulea, including Romulea rosea. Australia, uncountable, usually
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Wild or feral chives, garlic, or other species with grass-like leaves in the genus Allium, particularly Allium vineale, a wild herb native to Europe and western Asia, naturalised elsewhere; a common lawn weed. uncountable, usually
Equivalents
Suomi
hietalaukka
Русский
лук виногра́дничный
Examples
“Peter Latz […] described the technique of women harvesting the tubers of onion grass […].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.