rocambole

2 definitions found

rocambole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

rocambole - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rocambole
      n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: sand leek
           , giant garlic, Spanish garlic, rocambole,
           Allium scorodoprasum]