rocambole
a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
Origin of rocambole
1- Also called giant garlic.
Words Nearby rocambole
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How to use rocambole in a sentence
In every age there have been bands of dangerous creatures, led by such men as Cartouche and Vidocq and rocambole.
Fantmas | Pierre SouvestreI would give anything to have known Vidocq and Cartouche and rocambole, and to have seen them at close quarters.
Fantmas | Pierre SouvestreThe latter parts of rocambole are surely too sparingly consulted in the country which they celebrate.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition | Robert Louis StevensonDeep would answer to deep, rocambole to M. Lecoq, in protesting against such an omission of their manufacturers.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 | George SaintsburyIn the same manner take up onions and rocambole, and shalots at the latter end of the month.
British Dictionary definitions for rocambole
/ (ˈrɒkəmˌbəʊl) /
a variety of sand leek whose garlic-like bulb is used for seasoning
Origin of rocambole
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