wild leek

/waɪld lik/
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Other forms: wild leeks

Definitions of wild leek
  1. noun
    coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
    synonyms: Allium ampeloprasum, Levant garlic, kurrat
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    type of:
    alliaceous plant
    bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
  2. noun
    North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
    synonyms: Allium tricoccum, ramp
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    type of:
    alliaceous plant
    bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
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