eschalot

English Thesaurus

1. type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	allium cepa, onion, onion plant,
definition	:	bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	shallot,
definition	:	small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning (noun.food)

part holonym	:	shallot,
definition	:	aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion (noun.plant)