[syn: wild leek, Levant garlic, kurrat, Allium ampeloprasum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leek \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 (Allium Porrum), having
broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
common onion.
[1913 Webster]
Wild leek, in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a
cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wild leek
n 1: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish
flowers [syn: ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum]
2: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk
of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn:
wild leek, Levant garlic, kurrat, Allium
ampeloprasum]