Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.] (Bot.) A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {A. Ascalonium}, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called {shallot}.
rocambole n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {Allium scorodoprasum}]