Onion, leaf
The leaf of the onion plant, eaten as scallion if harvested young, otherwise typically discarded as crop residue if the onion bulb is harvested late. To describe the entire scallion (leaves and immature bulb), use the [Scallion, shoot](/term/scallionShoot) term.
- Term type: Crop
- Units: kg
- Scientific name: Allium cepa
Subclass of
References
HESTIA Glossary