Onion

ONION

Scientific name: allium cepa Common name: onion An onion is a vegetable The bulb is the part of the plant that is the onion.

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Interesting facts 1. It was once thought that women who slept with an onion under there pillow would dream of their true love.2. If you store an onion in nylon, it will last 6 months.3. Onions absorb bacteria, so if you place them in bowls around your house, getting sick will be less likely.4. "Chicago" means rotten onion in a certain native american language.5. Onions can remove the odor of paint.

Plant Influence My plant influenced the country of Russia's "arts". Onions have a very dome shaped appearence. Many Russian Orthodox churchesused this shape to build the top of their churches. The first dome shapes were spotted in russia, but later spread to the rest of the world.