SCALLION


Meaning of SCALLION in English

n. a shallot or spring onion; any long-necked onion with a small bulb.

Etymology: ME f. AF scal(o)un OF escalo(i)gne ult. f. L Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon in anc. Palestine

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.