scal·lion /ˈskæljən/
青蔥,冬蔥,大蔥
Scal·lion n.
1. Bot. 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.
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scallion
n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping
dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived
from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek, Allium
porrum]
2: young onion before the bulb has enlarged [syn: green onion]