rocambole

[ rok-uh m-bohl ]

/ ˈrɒk əmˌboʊl /

a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.

Also called giant garlic.

Origin of rocambole

1690–1700; < French < German Rockenbolle literally, distaff bulb (from its shape)

The latter parts of Rocambole are surely too sparingly consulted in the country which they celebrate.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition |Robert Louis Stevenson
In every age there have been bands of dangerous creatures, led by such men as Cartouche and Vidocq and Rocambole.

Fantmas |Pierre Souvestre
I would give anything to have known Vidocq and Cartouche and Rocambole, and to have seen them at close quarters.

Fantmas |Pierre Souvestre
In the same manner take up onions and rocambole, and shalots at the latter end of the month.

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, |Mary Eaton

Deep would answer to deep, Rocambole to M. Lecoq, in protesting against such an omission of their manufacturers.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 |George Saintsbury

rocambole

/ (ˈrɒkəmˌbəʊl) /

a variety of sand leek whose garlic-like bulb is used for seasoning

C17: from French, from German Rockenbolle, literally: distaff bulb (with reference to its shape)