rocambole
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roc·am·bole
(rŏk'əm-bōl') 
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n.
- A European plant (Allium sativum var. ophioscordon) having a garliclike bulb.
- The bulb of this plant used as a seasoning.
[French, from German Rockenbolle : Rocken, distaff (from Middle High German rocke , from Old High German rocko , from Vulgar Latin *rotica , from Latin rotāre, to turn; see rotate) + Bolle, bulb (from Middle High German bolle , from Old High German bolla, ball).]
Oxford Food & Nutrition Dictionary:
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rocambole
Mild variety of garlic, Allium scordoprasum, also called sand leek.
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rocambole
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Rocambole
Rocambole may be
- A name of two kinds of garlic, Allium scorodoprasum and Allium ascalonium, the latter of which is also called shallot
- Rocambole (character), created by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail as the main character of a series published in daily newspapers between 1857 and 1870
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