leek
leek/lēk/
noun
a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem.
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LEEK meaning: 1. a long, white vegetable with green leaves on top that tastes and smells like an onion 2. a long…. Learn more.
May 13, 2024 · noun. ˈlēk. plural leeks. : a biennial herbaceous plant (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum var.
A leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek (syn. Allium porrum). The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf ...
Leeks are long thin vegetables which smell like onions. They are white at one end, have long light green leaves, and are eaten cooked.
noun · Also calledscallion an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with a slender white bulb, cylindrical stem, and broad flat overlapping leaves: used in cooking.
a vegetable like a long onion with many layers of wide leaves that are white at the bottom and green at the top. Leeks are eaten cooked.
plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum.
The leek was a bulbous vegetable resembling the onion. Its botanical name is Allium porrum.
LEEK meaning: a vegetable that has long green leaves rising from a thick white base and that tastes like a mild onion.