porret

English

Etymology

From French porrette, from Latin porrum, porrus (“leek”). See porraceous.

Noun

porret (plural porrets)

  1. A scallion; a leek or small onion.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)

References
  • porret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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