Definition of Leek

1. Noun. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum.

Exact synonyms: Allium Porrum, Scallion
Generic synonyms: Alliaceous Plant

2. Noun. Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves.
Generic synonyms: Veg, Vegetable, Veggie
Group relationships: Allium Porrum, Scallion

Definition of Leek

1. n. 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.

Definition of Leek

1. Noun. The vegetable ''Allium ampeloprasum variety porrum'', of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leek

1. an herb used in cookery [n -S]

Medical Definition of Leek

1. 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. Origin: AS.leac; akin to D. Look, G. Lauch, OHG. Louh, Icel. Laukr, Sw. Lok, Dan log. Cf. Garlic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leek

leech line
leech onto
leechcraft
leechdom
leechdoms
leeched
leechee
leechees
leecher
leechers
leeches
leeching
leechlike
leed
leeing
leek (current term)
leek moth
leek moths
leeklike
leeks
leeped
leeping
leeps
leered
leerer
leerers
leerier
leeriest
leerily

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