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al·li·um am·pelo·pra·sum

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  1. wild leek, Levant garlic, kurrat, Allium ampeloprasumnoun

    coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized

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  1. Allium ampeloprasum

    Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Its native range is southern Europe to western Asia, but it is cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in many countries. Allium ampeloprasum is regarded as native to all the countries bordering on the Black, Adriatic, and Mediterranean Seas from Portugal to Egypt to Romania. In Russia and Ukraine, it is considered invasive except in Crimea, where it is native. It is also native to Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Iran and Iraq. It is considered naturalized in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States, Belarus, the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, China, Australia (all states except Queensland and Tasmania), Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the United States (southeastern region plus California, New York State, Ohio and Illinois), Galápagos, and Argentina. In tidewater Virginia, where it is commonly known as the "Yorktown onion", it is protected by law in York County.The species may have been introduced to Britain by prehistoric people, where its habitat consists of rocky places near the coast in south-west England and Wales.Allium ampeloprasum has been differentiated into five cultivated vegetables, namely leek, elephant garlic, pearl onion, kurrat, and Persian leek. Wild populations produce bulbs up to 3 cm across. Scapes are round in cross-section, each up to 180 cm tall, bearing an umbel of as many as 500 flowers. Flowers are urn-shaped, up to 6 mm across; tepals white, pink or red; anthers yellow or purple; pollen yellow.

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  1. allium ampeloprasum

    Allium ampeloprasum is a species of wild leek also known as elephant garlic, wild garlic, great-headed garlic or broadleaf wild leek. It is a part of the onion family (Alliaceae) and is native to regions in the Middle East and Mediterranean. The species is cultivated and used in cooking for its large bulbs and long green stalks. Despite its name, it is not a true garlic but more closely related to the leek.

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  1. Allium ampeloprasum

    Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Its native range is southern Europe to western Asia, and may have been introduced to Britain by prehistoric people, where its habitat consists of rocky places near the coast in south-west England and Wales. It has been differentiated into three cultivated vegetables, namely leek, elephant garlic and kurrat. In tidewater Virginia, the plant is commonly known as the "Yorktown Onion."

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of allium ampeloprasum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of allium ampeloprasum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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