leek

/liหk/

IPA: /L IY1 K/

noun
  1. 1

    The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

  2. 2

    Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

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