wild leek
wild leek · wild leeks
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A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a…A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.
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- coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
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Allium ampeloprasum:
Forms
plural: wild leeks| Singular | wild leek |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsbroadleaf wild leek:A. ampeloprasum
ramp, ramps, spring onion, ramson, wood leek, wild garlic:A. tricoccum
Close in meaning
- coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized:Levant garlickurratAllium ampeloprasum
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers:rampAllium tricoccum