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rocambole definition

roc·am·bole (räk′əm bōl′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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