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Dictionary » O » Onion Oniononion (Science: botany) A liliaceous plant of the genus allium (A.cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. (Science: zoology) Onion fish, a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa. Welsh onion. Origin: F. Ognon, fr. L. Unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.
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Results from our forumOsmosis and DiffusionYou can also try skin (epidermis) of fleshy scales of onion. Easy to get. Just peel off a piece. Place it in a drop of water on the slide. Keep it expanded..i.e make sure it is not folded. Add a couple of drops of salt solution..say 10% potassium nitrate. ...
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Different appearences b/w human and plant cellsThe reason that onion cell are more rigid than human cheek cells is because all plant cells contain a Cell Wall. The cell wall can only be found in plant cells and is made up of cellulose, other carbohydrates and protein, this can ...
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Different appearences b/w human and plant cellswell, actually there's no real answer to your question except that onion cells and cheek cells. One might argue that the difference is because plants have a cell wall, but that doesn't really hold up to the scrutiny, since animal cells can have elaborate ...
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Different appearences b/w human and plant cellsWhy do onion cells have a more solid and brick-like appearace than human cheek cells? Is it because plants are smaller and have to have their cells more "compacted" together?
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Rate of Cell division in 4 regions of an onion root tip HELPHello there, I have to look at four regions of an onion root tip and rank which will have the fastest to slowest cell division rate: Root Cap, Apical Meristem, Zone of Elongation, and the Zone of Maturation. So far, I've come up with this: (1 being ...
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