English dictionary

scallion

/'sk/&/l/j//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

noun.plant

Synonyms allium porrum leek

Source: WordNet 3.0
a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

noun.food

Synonyms green onion spring onion

Source: WordNet 3.0
A kind of small onion (<i>Allium Ascalonicum</i>), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot.

noun

Source: webster1913