English dictionary

leek

/l/i/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

noun.plant

Synonyms allium porrum scallion

Source: WordNet 3.0
related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
A plant of the genus <i>Allium</i> (<i>A. Porrum</i>), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.

noun

Source: webster1913