'Shallot' definitions:
Definition of 'shallot'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
noun
Type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: shallot, eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum]
noun
Small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
Definition of 'Shallot'
From: GCIDE
- Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. ['e]chalote. See Scallion, and cf. Eschalot.] (Bot.) A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'shallot'
From: GCIDE
- Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also rokambole.] (Bot.) A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and Allium Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot. [1913 Webster]