Scallion definitions

Scallion

1) Alliaceous plant 2) Allium porrum 3) Asian vegetable 4) Eaten in salads 5) French word used in English 6) Green onion 7) Leaf vegetable 8) Leek 9) Leek or shallot 10) Used in cooking 11) Vegetable in miso soup
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Scallion

1) Green onion 2) Leek 3) Onion
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Scallion

A scallion (spring onion in Britain) is one of various Allium species, all of which have hollow green leaves (like the common onion), but which lack a fully developed root bulb. It has a relatively mild onion flavour, and is used as a vegetable, either raw or cooked. Many other names are used, including green onion, spring onion, salad onion, tabl...
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scallion

onion with a slim bulb; leek
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Scallion

• (n.) A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. • (n.) Any onion which does not `bottom out,` but remains with a thick stem like a leek.
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scallion

(SKAL-yuhn) - The name scallion applies to several members of the onion family including a distinct variety called scallion, immature onions (commonly called green onions), young leeks, and sometimes the tops of young shallots. In each case the vegetable has a white base that has not fully developed into a bulb and green leaves that are long and s....
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Scallion

(Allium) These hardy bulbs grow wild in many parts of the world. Many of the varieties are commonly known vegetables such as the Chives, Garlic, Leek, Onion, Ramp and Shallot. Many kinds are grown for their pretty clusters of flowers, which come in an array of colors during the spring and summer. Some of the smaller kinds are great for the rock gar...
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scallion

1. <botany> A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. ... 2. Any onion which does not 'bottom out,' but remains with a thick stem like a leek. ... Origin: OF. Escalone, escaloingne, L. Caepa Ascalonius of Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. Shallot. ... Source: Websters Dictio...
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Scallion

Scal'lion noun [ Old French escalone , eschaloingne , Latin caepa Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Confer Shallot .] 1. (Botany) A kind of small onion ( Allium...
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