English-Thai Dictionary
scallion
N หัวหอม เล็ก และ มี ใบยา ว hua-hom-lek-lea-me-bai-yao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCALLION
n.[ascalonia.] A plant of the genus Allium; a variety of the common onion, which never forms a bulb at the root.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCALLION
Scal "lion, n. Etym: [OF. escalone, escaloingne, L. caepa Ascalonius of Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. Shallot. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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. Amer. Cyc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scallion
scal lion |ˈskalyən ˈskæljən | ▶noun a long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a shallot or green onion. [A common scallion is Allium fistulosum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French scaloun, based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa ) ‘(onion ) of Ascalon, ’ a port in ancient Palestine.
Oxford Dictionary
scallion
scallion |ˈskalɪən | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a shallot or spring onion. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French scaloun, based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa )‘(onion ) of Ascalon ’, a port in ancient Palestine.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
scallion
scal lion /skǽljən /名詞 C 〘植 〙1 ｟米 ｠春タマネギ (｟英 ｠spring onion ).2 ＝shallot .3 ＝leek .
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