Allium cepa shine sunan kimiyyar albasa, kayan lambu da ake amfani da su wajen dafa abinci. Halittar Allium ta ƙunshi nau'ikan tsire-tsire iri-iri a cikin dangin albasa, kuma cepa musamman tana nufin albasa gama gari. Ana iya amfani da kalmar “Allium cepa” wajen yin nuni da ita kanta shuka, da kuma kwan fitila, wanda shine bangaren shukar da aka saba cinyewa.
