allium ascalonicum

3 definitions found

allium ascalonicum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scallion \Scal"lion\, n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa
     Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of
     Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf.
     Shallot.]
     1. (Bot.) A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum),
        native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot.
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     2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a
        thick stem like a leek. --Amer. Cyc.
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  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.
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allium ascalonicum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Allium ascalonicum
      n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
           bulbs used as seasoning [syn: shallot, eschalot,
           multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum
           ]