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m-bohl
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noun
a European plant,
Allium scorodoprasum,
of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
Also called
giant garlic.
Origin:
1690–1700;
<
French
<
German
Rockenbolle
literally, distaff bulb (from its shape)
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rocambole
(ˈrɒkəmˌbəʊl)
—
n
a variety of sand leek whose garlic-like bulb is used for seasoning
[C17: from French, from German
Rockenbolle
, literally: distaff bulb (with reference to its shape)]
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