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scallion

scal·lion [ skállyən ] (plural scal·lions)


noun 
Definition:
 
small onion with long leaves: an onion with a small bulb and long green leaves, e.g. a green onion or shallot

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman scal(o)un< Old French esc(h)aloigne< Latin Ascalonia (caepa) "(onion) of Ascalon," port in ancient Palestine]
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