leek

/lik/

/lik/

Other forms: leeks

Definitions of leek

1. noun

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

   type of:

   alliaceous plant

   bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
2. noun

   related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
   type of:

   veg, vegetable, veggie

   edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant