Onion

Onion is a widely cultivated vegetable known for its pungent flavor and aroma. It is a biennial plant but is usually grown as an annual. The onion forms an edible bulb composed of fleshy, modified leaves surrounding a central bud. The plant has hollow, tubular green leaves and produces a rounded cluster of small flowers. Onions vary in size, shape, and color, with common varieties being white, yellow, and red. They are used extensively in cooking for flavoring and garnishing, either raw or cooked, and have nutritional and medicinal benefits by