Definitions for: Leek


[n] related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
[n] plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum



Webster (1913) Definition: Leek (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.
lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.
Garlic.] (Bot.)
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.

Synonyms: Allium porrum, scallion

See Also: alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, leek, leek, scallion, vegetable, veggie

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