Leek meaning

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

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Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

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Origin 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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