spring onion

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Yo had been working since she was 17: first at a jewelry factory in Bangkok, then on a beetroot and spring onion farm in Australia followed by a stint growing cucumbers in South Korea while she was pregnant with her daughter Mina.

From Los Angeles Times

The street is packed, you sit on little plastic chairs, drink beer and wrap chunks of meat with spring onion on the local flatbread while karaoke songs pump out in all directions.

From BBC

But the chives may be substituted at will with shallot, green onion, spring onion, ramps or leeks; garlic seems too forceful in this application to me, but hey, do what you feel.

From Seattle Times

I cannot recommend the spring onion doughnut.

From Los Angeles Times