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European leek cultivated and used like leeks
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rocambole
Word definitions for rocambole in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rocambole is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa for Telesistema Mexicano in 1967.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: sand leek , giant garlic , Spanish garlic , Allium scorodoprasum ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The sand leek, (taxlink Allium scorodoprasum species noshow=1) 2 A type of garlic, (taxlink Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon variety noshow=1)
Usage examples of rocambole.
But if you want sweet, sharp, smooth-tasting garlic, you want rocambole, which is not easy to find.
Cheered on by spring rains and bright sun, rocambole sends up an enthusiastic flower stalk, two or three feet high, coiled like a snake.
Okano supplemented their diet of rice and grains by picking wild parsley, rocambole, and fernbrake.