Word with green or pearl (5)

I believe the answer is:

onion

(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "Pungent vegetable" , "Cause of tears" , "The tear-inducing vegetable" , "Type of allium" , "Alliaceous plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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