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Shallot

Shal-lot′

,
Noun.
[OF.
eschalote
(for
escalone
), F.
échalote
. 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.

Definition 2024


shallot

shallot

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Noun

shallot (plural shallots)

  1. A vegetable in the onion family.
    1. Allium ascalonium.
    2. Allium oschaninii.
    3. Any small onion.
    4. (Louisiana) A scallion

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