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un´yunz (בּצלי×, becaÌ„lı̄m; κÏοÌμμυον, kroÌmmuon): One of the delicacies of Egypt for which the children of Israel pined in the wilderness (). The onion, alllium cepa (Natural Order Liliaceae), is known in Arabic as busÌ£al and is cultivated all over Syria and Egypt; it appears to be as much a favorite in the Orient today as ever.