The onion is sprouting or trying to grow, if it were placed in the soil it would develop roots as well
A onion is a modified stem
Onion is a modified stem because it is a stem which grows underground
Onions are alliums and they are bulbs that grow underground.
Onion roots emerge from the base of the condensed stem.
An onion, strictly speaking, is a 'bulb' and is a stem.
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Onion is an underground stem called a bulb. It grows horizontally below the surface of the soil, from which roots grow downward and shoots emerge above ground.
Carrot, Sugarcane, Turnip & Onion all these are underground stem.
a bulb
its a bulb
aerial stem