spring onion

British  

noun

1. Also called: green onion.   scallion.  an immature form of the onion ( Allium cepa ), widely cultivated for its tiny bulb and long green leaves which are eaten in salads, etc

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Example Sentences

Each week, during the British winter, it supplies two million bunches of spring onions, 100 tonnes of green beans and 80 tonnes of radishes.

From BBC

He spent more than a year picking spring onions and other vegetables before deciding he could do better in Germany.

From BBC

Most herbs and some leafy vegetables – like celery, spring onions and asparagus – can be kept with stems in water to keep them crisp.

From Salon

I was right on Lamont’s heels along a row of spring onions.

From Literature

"The president is going to be brought down by a spring onion," the leader of one of the opposition parties exclaimed.

From BBC