plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
A scallion is a small onion with long green leaves. a type of young onion with a small round end and a long green stem British Equivalent: spring onion (scalun, from ascalonia (caepa) , ancient port in Palestine)
Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek
Also known as "green onion,: the scallion is a member of the onion family The underdeveloped bulb and often part of the green tops are used in dishes Recipe: Potato-Broccoli Pudding
{i} vegetable that resembles an onion (such as a shallot or leek); green onion, variety of onion that does not form a large bulb