Ĕsch'a-lŏt', n.

(ĕsh'a-lŏt') (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. escalotte, échalotte, It. scalogno, Sp. escalona, Lat. cepa Ascalonia, so called from its being originally brought from Ascalon, in Palestine.] (Bot.) A species of small onion or garlic, the Allium Ascalonicum. See SHALLOT.