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Shallot
Pronunciation : Shal*lot"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. ?chalote. See Scallion, and cf. Eschalot.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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