wild leek

Noun
Synonyms: rampwild leekAllium tricoccumLevant garlickurratAllium ampeloprasum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowersSynonyms: rampwild leekAllium tricoccum
  2. coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalizedSynonyms: wild leekLevant garlickurratAllium ampeloprasum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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