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]