Definition of Allium ampeloprasum

1. Noun. Coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized.

Exact synonyms: Kurrat, Levant Garlic, Wild Leek
Generic synonyms: Alliaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allium Ampeloprasum

Allies
Alligator mississipiensis
Alligator sinensis
Alligatoridae
Allionia
Allionia incarnata
Allioniaceae
Allis' sign
Allis forceps
Allison
Allistair
Allistaire
Allister
Allithwaite
Allium acuminatum
Allium ampeloprasum (current term)
Allium ascalonicum
Allium canadense
Allium carinatum
Allium cepa
Allium cepa aggregatum
Allium cepa viviparum
Allium cernuum
Allium fistulosum
Allium haematochiton
Allium neopolitanum
Allium paradoxum
Allium porrum
Allium sativum
Allium schoenoprasum

Literary usage of Allium ampeloprasum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle (1885)
"... is only a cultivated variety of Allium ampeloprasum of Linnaeus, so common in the East, and in the Mediterranean region, Leek—Allium ampeloprasum, var. ..."

2. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles by Frédéric Georges Cuvier (1816)
"... Allium ampeloprasum, L., espèce d'ail quia le port du poireau, les feuilles en gouttière, ... Allium ampeloprasum ..."

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