About The Word Leek
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Leek
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What's The Definition Of Leek?
[n] related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
[n] plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum Synonyms | Synonyms for Leek: Allium porrum | scallion Related Terms | Find terms related to Leek: See Also | alliaceous plant | Allium porrum | leek | leek | scallion | vegetable | veggie Leek In Webster's Dictionary \Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.
lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.
{Garlic}.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. Porrum}), having broadly
linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
common onion.
{Wild leek}, in America, a plant ({Allium tricoccum}) with a
cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
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