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TRIQUETROUS LEEK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does triquetrous leek mean? 

TRIQUETROUS LEEK (noun)
  The noun TRIQUETROUS LEEK has 1 sense:

1. European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangularplay

  Familiarity information: TRIQUETROUS LEEK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIQUETROUS LEEK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Allium triquetrum; three-cornered leek; triquetrous leek

Hypernyms ("triquetrous leek" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)


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