What is the meaning of 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.
  • Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves. .
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