leek
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noun
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
any of various allied species.
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Origin of leek
before 1000; Middle English; Old English lēac; cognate with German Lauch,Old Norse laukr
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British Dictionary definitions for leek
leek
/ (liːk) /
noun
Also called: scallion an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with a slender white bulb, cylindrical stem, and broad flat overlapping leaves: used in cooking
any of several related species, such as A. ampeloprasum (wild leek)
a leek, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
Word Origin for leek
Old English lēac; related to Old Norse laukr, Old High German louh
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