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Meaning of ROCAMBOLE

Pronunciation:  'râkum`bowl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  European leek cultivated and used like leeks
 
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 Synonyms: Allium scorodoprasum, giant garlic, sand leek, Spanish garlic
 
 See Also: alliaceous plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.]
(Bot.)
A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {A. Ascalonium}, two
kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called
{shallot}.
 
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