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[syn: shallot, eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum]
The 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]