Leek - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |liːk|  American pronunciation of the word leek
Brit.  |liːk|  British pronunciation of the word leek

noun

- plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum (syn: scallion)
- related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

Extra examples

The savoy, parsnip, beet, onion, leek are biennials.

Word forms

noun
singular: leek
plural: leeks
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