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1. (n.) leek
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE lēac, c. MD
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1. (noun) leek, scallion, Allium porrum
plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
2. (noun) leek
related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
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1. (noun) leek
a plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion
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Sense: a type of vegetable related to the onion with green leaves and a white base.
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 Afrikaans: prei |
 Arabic: كُرّاث |
 Bulgarian: праз-лук |
 Brazilian: alho francês |
 Czech: pórek |
 German: der Lauch |
 Danish: porre |
 Greek: πράσο |
 Spanish: puerro |
 Estonian: porrulauk |
 Farsi: تره فرنگی |
 Finnish: purjosipuli |
 French: poireau |
 Hebrew: כְּרֵשָׁה |
 Hindi: गन्दना |
 Croatian: poriluk |
 Hungarian: póréhagyma |
 Indonesian: daun bawang |
 Icelandic: blaðlaukur, púrra |
 Italian: porro |
 Japanese: にら |
 Korean: 리크(백합과의 파 비슷한 식물) |
 Lithuanian: poras |
 Latvian: puravs |
 Malay: daun kucai |
 Dutch: prei |
 Norwegian: purre(løk) |
 Polish: por |
 Persian: ،گندنه تره فرنگی |
 Pashto: ګندنى |
 Portuguese: alho francês |
 Romanian: praz |
 Russian: лук-порей |
 Slovak: pór |
 Slovenian: por |
 Serbian: praziluk |
 Swedish: purjolök |
 Thai: ผักชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายต้นหอม |
 Turkish: pırasa |
 Taiwanese: 韭菜 |
 Ukrainian: цибуля-порей |
 Urdu: ایک ثومی بصلی نوع کا پودا |
 Vietnamese: tỏi tây |
 Chinese: 韭葱 |
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