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PRONUNCIATION OF ONION WEED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONION WEED

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Onion weed is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ONION WEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of onion weed in the English dictionary

The definition of onion weed in the dictionary is a plant of Australia and New Zealand, Nuthoscordum inodorum, having a strong onion-like smell and reproducing from bulbs and seeds.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONION WEED

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Onions
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ONION WEED

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Janjaweed
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Synonyms and antonyms of onion weed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «onion weed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONION WEED

Find out the translation of onion weed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of onion weed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «onion weed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洋葱杂草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maleza de cebolla
570 millions of speakers

English

onion weed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्याज घास
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البصل الاعشاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лук сорняков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cebola erva daninha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেঁয়াজ আগাছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oignon mauvaises herbes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumpai bawang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwiebel Unkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タマネギの雑草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양파 잡초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ganja bawang
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hành tây cỏ dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெங்காய களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांदा तण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soğan otu
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Translator English - Italian

cipolla erbaccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cebula chwast
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Translator English - Ukrainian

цибуля бур´янів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceapa buruienilor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κρεμμύδι ζιζανίων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ui onkruid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lök ogräs
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

løk luke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of onion weed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONION WEED»

The term «onion weed» is used very little and occupies the 191.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONION WEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about onion weed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONION WEED»

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Noxious Weeds of Australia
Onion weed flowers in spring and summer. develop slowly at first and do not usually flower until they are about 18 months old. In the more arid areas, many seedlings fail to survive the first summer. After each years flowering and fruiting in  ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
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Biological Control of Weeds in Australia
Figure 3: Infestation of onion weed, Asphodelus fistulosus, in the Victorian mallee . Photo:J Cullen, CSIRO. the other spore stages had occurred on another host and had not been recorded. Hasan (1991) was able to demonstrate that the rust is ...
Mic Julien, Rachel McFadyen, Jim Cullen, 2012
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Handy Hints for SA Plant Lovers
For the most diehard of weeds, onion weed (Nothoscordum inodorum), you'll need to take drastic action: inject poison into their very hearts. Even though the label on the systemic weedkiller named Roundup does not recommend method, it is ...
Keith Kirsten, 2006
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Plants of Western New South Wales
(N; S.Afr.) asparagus ONION WEED 'Asphodelusfistulosus L. Liliaceae Wild onion, asphodel. Perennial herb, with long fibrous yellow roots. Leaves basal, onion-like, erect, 10-25 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, more or less greyish, striate. Flowers ...
JH Leigh, 2011
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Onions and Other Vegetable Alliums
Melander, B. and Rasmussen, G. (2 001) Effects of cultural methods and physical weed control on intrarow weed numbers, manual weeding and marketable yield in direct-sown leek and bulb onion. Weed Research (Oxford) 41, 49 1—508.
James L. Brewster, 2008
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The Old Country: Australian Landscapes, Plants and People
Our worst weeds are undoubtedly onion grass or Guildford grass (Romulea rosea: Iridaceae) and onion weed (Asphodehis fistulosus: Liliaceae), both of them almost ineradicable. Worse, the onion weed in leaf is almost indistinguishable from ...
George Seddon, 2005
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International Encyclopaedia of Agricultural Science and ...
It is one of the most serious onion weed pests on both muck and mineral soils. Even light infestations can reduce onion growth and bulb size. The plant reproduces by seed and underground tubers called nutlets. The underground tubers can ...
Srinivasa Naidu, 2008
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: hollow-stemmed asphodel, onion-leaved asphodel, onion-weed, pink asphodel, welsh onion, wild onion in Arabic: baroog, barwaq, bayrq, busayl in India: burg-i-gundana in Oman: mubsaila in Spanish: gamonilla tiesa Asphodelus ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
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Non-chemical Weed Management: Principles, Concepts and ...
Melander, B. and Rasmussen, G. (2001) Effects of cultural methods and physical weed control on intrarow weed numbers, manual weeding and marketable yield in direct-sown leek and bulb onion. Weed Research 41, 491-508. Melander, B.
Mahesh K. Upadhyaya, Robert E. Blackshaw, 2007
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Fundamentals of Weed Science
Natural Products as Herbicides in Sweet Corn and Onion. Weed Science Society America, Lawrence, KS, Abstract No. 47. Foy, C.L., Inderjit, 2001. Understanding the role of allelopathy in weed interference and declining plant diversity.
Robert L Zimdahl, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONION WEED»

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Onion weed control in a cool, wet year
Onion weed control always requires attention and effort, but in wet years it becomes very difficult to maintain clean fields. Weeds grow more ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
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How to grow... spring onions
... starting to look overcrowded or when you want to spread them further around the place. Unlike onion weed they do not self-seed prolifically. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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At home with: Phil Vaughan and Lara Macgregor
Next Home & Property story: 3 gardening tasks for the weekend - onion weed, coffee grounds · life & style Homepage ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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3 gardening tasks for the weekend - onion weed, coffee grounds
Yes, really. My gypsy-plant of the moment is onion weed. It's a pretty, free-for-the-taking edible plant that will happily establish under a tree and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Early season onion weed control
All onions in Michigan have been planted and most of them are in the flag to two leaf stage. The cool and damp weather has allowed ... «Michigan State University Extension, May 15»
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Onion pre-emergence weed control in 2015
Early season onion weed control. May 20, 2015 | Bernard Zandstra | Time to begin post-emergence weed control applications in onions in ... «Michigan State University Extension, Apr 15»
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The onion weed
The onion weed is a spring-flowering plant of the lily family. It is found in Mediterranean countries but has been introduced in many areas with a ... «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
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Corellas causing havoc in Diggers Rest, ripping up ovals ahead of …
Since November the corellas have been digging up the town's ovals in search of onion weed and stripping trees of leaves. But Melton Council ... «Herald Sun, Mar 15»
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Behind the Walls tours gardens in Carthona Avenue, Darling Point …
The owner's first impulse as replacement for the onion weed-infested collapse she'd inherited was an English flower garden of the kind she'd ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
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Sun damage keeps happening even after you go inside, says study
Onion weed: Can't beat it? Eat it! What girls' Snapchats really mean · What makes Liz feel good? Well he's bitter about the break up gallery. «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»

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