wild leek

n. See ramp³.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wild leek - North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowersAllium tricoccum, rampalliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
	2.	wild leek - coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalizedAllium ampeloprasum, kurrat, Levant garlicalliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

wild leek

wild leek:

see oniononion,
plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium).
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wild leek

Short, pointed oval leaves, 2-3 leaves together on a scallion-like stalk, usually reddish at the base. Strong onion-leek smell. Leaves die before whitish yellow flowers appear. Similar to but weaker effects of garlic. Whole plant is edible.

wild leek

Related to wild leek: wild onion, wild garlic, wood sorrels

noun

Synonyms for wild leek

noun North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

Synonyms

Allium tricoccum
ramp

Related Words

alliaceous plant

noun coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers

Synonyms

Allium ampeloprasum
kurrat
Levant garlic

Related Words

alliaceous plant