Earth Grown

Riddle: I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead. What am I?

Answer: I am an Onion.

Source: https://www.riddles.com/713

I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead.
What am I? — Earth grown by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead.
What am I? Answer: I am an Onion. — by Anonymous v2.