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Leek
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Leek has 2 senses
- leek(n = noun.plant) allium porrum, scallion - plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum; Array has parts: leek
- leek(n = noun.food) Array - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves; Array is a kind of veg, vegetable, veggie
is a kind of alliaceous plant
is a part of allium porrum, leek, scallion
CIDE DICTIONARY
Leek, n. [AS. leác; akin to D. look, G. lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. lök, Dan lög. Cf. Garlic.].
A plant of the genus Allium (Allium Porrum ), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Leek, n.
1 an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb, used as food.
2 this as a Welsh national emblem.
1 an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb, used as food.
2 this as a Welsh national emblem.
Etymology
OE leac f. Gmc
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