leek


Definition: Meaning of, leek in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / liːk /

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Singular Plural
leek leeks
[countable]
  1. a vegetable with a long white stem and long flat green leaves, which tastes like an onion
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leek used in phrases

  • Japanese leek (noun)
    1. asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
  • few-flowered leek (noun)
    1. leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran
  • lady's leek (noun)
    1. widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers
  • meadow leek (noun)
    1. north American bulbous plant
  • rose leek (noun)
    1. north American bulbous plant
  • round-headed leek (noun)
    1. old World leek with a spherical bulb
  • sand leek (noun)
    1. european leek cultivated and used like leeks
  • three-cornered leek (noun)
    1. european leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular
  • triquetrous leek (noun)
    1. european leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular
  • wild leek (noun)
    1. north American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
    2. coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
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