Leek

leek [leek]
noun
1. a plant related to the onion, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, with flat overlapping leaves and a cylindrical bulb eaten together as a vegetable.
2. any of several species of the Allium genus.
==Origin==
before 1000; Middle English; Old English lēac; cognate with German Lauch, Old Norse laukr
==Synonyms==
1. scallion
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