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leek
a plant related to the onion with a slender bulb and dark green leaves
Not to be confused with:
leak – to allow the passage of a substance through a flaw: There is a water leak in the pipe under the sink.; a breach of secrecy: They leaked the story to the press.
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leek
(lēk)n.
An edible plant (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) related to the onion and having a white, slender bulb and flat, dark-green leaves.
[Middle English lek, from Old English lēac.]
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leek
(liːk)n
1. (Plants) Also called: scallion an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with a slender white bulb, cylindrical stem, and broad flat overlapping leaves: used in cooking
2. (Plants) any of several related species, such as A. ampeloprasum (wild leek)
3. (Plants) a leek, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales
[Old English lēac; related to Old Norse laukr, Old High German louh]
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leek
(lik)n.
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English lēac, c. Middle Dutch looc, Old High German louh, Old Norse laukr]
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Noun | 1. | leek - plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
2. | leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant Allium porrum, leek, scallion - plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum |
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Translations
كراثكُرّاثكُرَّاثٌ
праз
porro
pórekpór zahradní
porre
poreo
purjopurjosipuli
כרישה
poriluk
póréhagyma
blaîlaukur, púrra
ネギ
리크
poras
puravs
preiporrei
purrepurreløk
praz
porpôr
prasaprazilukпразилукпраса
purjolök
กระเทียมต้นต้นหอม
کراث
tỏi tây
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leek
(liːk) noun a type of vegetable related to the onion with green leaves and a white base.
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leek
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