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Genus to which onions, shallots and garlic belong (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allium

(Other definitions for allium that I've seen before include "Onion/garlic genus" , "Plant of onion family" , "Plant of onion genus" , "Bulbous plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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