Noun: leek leek
- Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
"The chef used leeks to add a subtle onion flavour to the potato soup"; "She sautéed sliced leeks as a side dish"
- Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
"The chef added sliced leeks to the potato soup";
- scallion [N. Amer, Ireland], Allium porrum
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Derived forms: leeks
Type of: alliaceous plant, veg [Brit, informal], vegetable, veggie [informal]
Encyclopedia: Leek, Staffordshire