Definition of Rocambole

1. Noun. European leek cultivated and used like leeks.


Definition of Rocambole

1. n. A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot.

Definition of Rocambole

1. Noun. a form of garlic; the sand leek ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rocambole

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rocambole

1. A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot. Origin: F Alternative forms: rokambole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocambole

robustest
robustified
robustifies
robustify
robustifying
robustious
robustiously
robustiousness
robustly
robustness
robustnesses
roc
roc curve
rocaille
rocailles
rocambole (current term)
rocamboles
rocambolesque
roccella
roccellas
roccellic
roccellic acid
roccellin
roch
rochambeau
roche alum
roche moutonnee
roche moutonnée
rochelle
roches

Literary usage of Rocambole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vegetable Cultivator: Containing a Plain and Accurate Description of All by John Rogers (1843)
"rocambole. —Var. ALLIUM. The generic name allium is the same as for the onion, ... The rocambole, of which there is but one variety, is found wild in Sweden ..."

2. The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery by Alexis Soyer (1847)
"rocambole, or Croquettes of Meat, Game, or Poultry. Make a preparation as above with some description of cold cooked meat, or poultry ; when cold divide it ..."

3. The Works of Martin Doyle. [pseud.] by Martin Doyle (1836)
"rocambole Requires the same treatment as any other kind of Garlic. CHIVES Are propagated by parting the large stoles into small parcels of eight or ten ..."

4. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"rocambole A native of Denmark, and a member of the onion or Allium family, " the gentler rocambole " has fallen more or less into disuse. ..."

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