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Leek

🔄 Synonyms of "Leek"

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Word	Definition
allium porrumnoun	plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
scallionnoun	(now chiefly US, Ireland) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Leek"

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Word	Definition
scallionnoun	(now chiefly US, Ireland) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
allium porrumnoun	plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
rummynoun	A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
wild leeknoun	(US) A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
elephant garlicnoun	A perennial plant related to leeks, Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum, having large cloves that can be substituted for garlic in cooking.
sand leeknoun	A wild onion of species Allium scorodoprasum.
onionnoun	A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
alliumnoun	Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.
spring onionnoun	Any of several types of onion that look similar, including the young plants from varieties whose bulbs would eventually grow large if they were harvested later.
shallotnoun	Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.
rose leeknoun	Synonym of Canada onion.
rampnoun	An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
meadow leeknoun	Synonym of Canada onion.
walking onionnoun	tree onion
ramsonnoun	A plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.
silverskin onionnoun	A kind of small white onion (Allium ampeloprasum var. sectivum), often pickled.
waterleafnoun	A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
ramsonsnoun	A wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
kurratnoun	Egyptian leek; considered a variety of Allium ampeloprasum (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat) or a species Allium kurrat
garlicnoun	A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.