green onion

American  

noun

• green onions
  plural

1. a young onion with a slender green stalk and a small bulb, used as a table vegetable, usually raw, especially in salads; scallion.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• green onions
  plural

Etymology

Origin of green onion

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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green onion

Benedette Hardwick, the owner of the Red B Restaurant in Idabel, Okla., said the restaurant had temporarily stopped serving things like kale, parsley, green onion, raw broccoli, spinach and cilantro.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

One Instagram user posted a video of a spring onion with the text: "Am I losing it or does this green onion look like Haaland?"

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The first night, I topped bowls with avocado and sour cream; the second, I spooned leftovers over white rice with shredded cabbage and green onion left over from another dinner earlier in the week.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

This recipe from Italy Magazine specifically calls for leek, green onion, kale, brussel sprouts and portobello mushrooms.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

“Nice commentary last match!” said Ron to Luna as she took back the green onion, the toadstool, and the cat litter.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling