Obsolete form of sea onion. [A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.]
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sea-onion
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Editorial note
To quiet hunger, he made a mixture of poppy seed and sesame, the skin of a sea-onion, well washed, till entirely drained of the outward juice; of the flower of the daffodil, and the leaves of mallows, of paste of barley and pea; taking an equal weight of which, and chopping it small, with Hymettian honey he made it into mass.
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Quick take
Obsolete form of sea onion. [A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.]
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sea-onion.
noun
Obsolete form of sea onion. [A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.]
Example sentences
To quiet hunger, he made a mixture of poppy seed and sesame, the skin of a sea-onion, well washed, till entirely drained of the outward juice; of the flower of the daffodil, and the leaves of mallows, of paste of barley and pea; taking an equal weight of which, and chopping it small, with Hymettian honey he made it into mass.
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How do you use sea-onion in a sentence?
To quiet hunger, he made a mixture of poppy seed and sesame, the skin of a sea-onion, well washed, till entirely drained of the outward juice; of the flower of the daffodil, and the leaves of mallows, of paste of barley and pea; taking an equal weight of which, and chopping it small, with Hymettian honey he made it into mass.
What does sea-onion mean?
Obsolete form of sea onion. [A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.]
What part of speech is sea-onion?
sea-onion is commonly used as noun.