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ROUND-HEADED LEEK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does round-headed leek mean? 

ROUND-HEADED LEEK (noun)
  The noun ROUND-HEADED LEEK has 1 sense:

1. Old World leek with a spherical bulbplay

  Familiarity information: ROUND-HEADED LEEK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROUND-HEADED LEEK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World leek with a spherical bulb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Allium sphaerocephalum; round-headed leek

Hypernyms ("round-headed leek" is a kind of...):

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


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