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ROCAMBOLE

Dictionary entry overview: What does rocambole mean?

• ROCAMBOLE (noun)
The noun ROCAMBOLE has 1 sense:

1. European leek cultivated and used like leeks

Familiarity information: ROCAMBOLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROCAMBOLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

European leek cultivated and used like leeks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Allium scorodoprasum; giant garlic; rocambole; sand leek; Spanish garlic

Hypernyms ("rocambole" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)

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