Common name: Onion

Latin name: Allium cepa L.

Family: Liliaceae

Other names: Engl.: garden onion, common onion, onion, shallot. Arabic: Basal. Deu.: Zwiebel. Suom.: ruokasipuli, hillosipuli, kepasipuli, punasipuli, ryvässipuli, tavallinen sipuli, vihersipuli. Sven.: matlök, gullök, potatislök, rödlök, syltlök. Fran.: oignon