| NOUN | plant | leek, scallion, Allium porrum | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves |
|---|---|---|---|
| food | leek | related to onions |
| Sounds | liy'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum. | |
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| Synonyms | scallion, Allium porrum | |
| Parts | leek | related to onions |
| Broader | alliaceous plant | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
| Spanish | allium porrum, Allium porrum, porro, puerro | |
| Catalan | allium porrum, Allium porrum, porro | |
| Meaning | related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | leek, scallion, Allium porrum | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves |
| Broader | vegetable, veggie, veg | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
| Spanish | porro, puerro | |
| Catalan | porro | |
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