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Answer for the clue "European leek cultivated and used like leeks ", 9 letters:
rocambole

Word definitions for rocambole in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rocambole is a fictional adventurer created by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail , a 19th-century French writer . The word rocambolesque has become common in French and other languages to label any kind of fantastic adventure.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: sand leek , giant garlic , Spanish garlic , Allium scorodoprasum ]

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)

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 .

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.