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Add tomatoes and green onions; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 2 minutes.
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Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
Garnish with more freshly ground black pepper and green onions.
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Add bell peppers and green onion, stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Reserve 1/4 cup of the green parts of green onions.
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Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
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“Green onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20onion. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
green onion
noun
: a young onion that is pulled from the ground before the bulb has become large
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