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WILD LEEK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wild leek mean?
• WILD LEEK (noun)
The noun WILD LEEK has 2 senses:
1. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
2. coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
Familiarity information: WILD LEEK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium tricoccum; ramp; wild leek
Hypernyms ("wild leek" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium ampeloprasum; kurrat; Levant garlic; wild leek
Hypernyms ("wild leek" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
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