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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.

2. Noun. Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves.

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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