ˈlēk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lek, leek, from Old English lēac leek, onion, garlic; akin to Old Saxon lōk leek, Old High German louh, Old Norse laukr leek, garlic, and perhaps to Greek lygizein to bend — more at lock
1.
a. : a biennial herb ( Allium porrum ) that is closely related to the garlic and onion, is known only in cultivation but believed to be derived from a wild Eurasian plant ( A. ampeloprasum ), and is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent succulent linear leaves and especially its thick cylindrical stalk consisting of blanched leafstalks and small simple bulb
b. : any of several alliums usually with slender cylindrical bulbs — usually used in combination
sand leek
— see wild leek
2. or leek green
a. : reseda 2a
b. : a moderate yellow green that is greener and duller than average moss green, yellower and duller than average pea green or apple green (sense 1), and yellower and less strong than spinach green — called also porret, prasine
3. : green leek
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