Leek definition
An edible plant (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) related to the onion and having a white, slender bulb and flat, dark-green leaves.
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Any of various perennial, onionlike, wild or garden vegetables (genus Allium, esp. A. porrum) of the lily family, having a small bulb with a cylindrical stem, and broad, flat, folded leaves: used in soups, sauces, etc.
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Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
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Noun
Singular:
leek
Plural:
leeksOrigin of leek
- Middle English lek from Old English lēac
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English lēac (“a garden herb, leek, onion, garlic”), from Proto-Germanic *lauką (“leek, onion”) *laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leug- (“to bend”). Cognate with Dutch look (“garlic, leek”), Low German look, Look, German Lauch (“leek, allium”), Danish løg, Swedish lök (“onion”), Icelandic laukur (“onion, leek, garlic”). See garlic.
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