is a specific kind of: liliaceous plant.

is a broader term that covers: wild onion | Allium ampeloprasum, kurrat, Levant garlic, wild leek | Allium canadense, Canada garlic, meadow leek, rose leek | Allium carinatum, keeled garlic | Allium cepa, onion, onion plant | Allium porrum, leek, scallion | Allium neopolitanum, daffodil garlic, flowering onion, Naples garlic | Allium paradoxum, few-flowered leek | Allium sativum, garlic | Allium scorodoprasum, giant garlic, rocambole, sand leek, Spanish garlic | Allium schoenoprasum, chive, chives, cive, schnittlaugh | Allium tricoccum, ramp, wild leek | Allium ursinum, Ramsons, wild garlic, wood garlic | Allium tuberosum, Chinese chive, garlic chive, Oriental garlic | Allium sphaerocephalum, round-headed leek | Allium triquetrum, three-cornered leek, triquetrous leek ... show more.

is a member of: Allium, genus Allium.