■ noun a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. [ Allium porrum .]
Origin
OE lēac , of Gmc origin.
■ noun a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. [ Allium porrum .]
Origin
OE lēac , of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004