leek

leek
noun
  1. a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem
    韭葱(一种与洋葱有亲缘关系的植物,扁平叶片交叠构成细长圆柱形球茎,球茎和叶底部做蔬菜食用。亦用作威尔士地方徽记)
  2. Allium porrum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)
    葱属植物,百合科(或葱科)
语源
  1. Old English lēac, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch look and German Lauch
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