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bunching onion

American  
[buhn-ching uhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn tʃɪŋ ˌʌn yən /

noun

  1. a multistemmed onion plant, Allium fistulosum, resembling a scallion and lacking any formation of a bulb, used in Asian cuisine.

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After spending an hour filling packets of this purple bunching onion, he planned to spend the next hour or two washing dirty dishes.

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