Shallot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shallot
       n 1: aggregated bulb of the multiplier onion
       2: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
          bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {eschalot}, {multiplier
          onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium ascalonicum}]
       3: small mild-flavored onion- or garlic-like clustered bulbs
          used for seasoning