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(räk′əm bōl′)

noun

a European onion (Allium scorodoprasum) bearing a cluster of small bulbs used like garlic cloves for flavoring

Origin: Fr < Ger rockenbolle < rocken, roggen, rye + bolle, bulb

See rocambole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A European plant (Allium sativum var. ophioscordon) having a garliclike bulb.
The bulb of this plant used as a seasoning.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from German Rockenbolle

Origin: : Rocken, distaff (from Middle High German rocke, from Old High German rocko, from Vulgar Latin *rotica, from Latin rotāre, to turn; see rotate)

Origin: + Bolle, bulb (from Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, ball; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots)

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