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wild leek

wild leek noun: a perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.

wild leek: a perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid...
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Noun

wild leek (plural wild leeks)

  1. (US) A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
    Synonyms:
    A. ampeloprasum
  2. A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.

Synonyms of wild leek

  • A. ampeloprasum
  • A. tricoccum

Forms of wild leek

pluralwild leeks

Questions about wild leek

What does wild leek mean?
Wild leek means a perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
What part of speech is wild leek?
Wild leek is a noun.
What is the plural of wild leek?
The plural of wild leek is wild leeks.

Words near wild leek in the dictionary

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  2. wild ipecacuanha
  3. wild Irishman
  4. wild land
  5. wild lands
  6. wild leek
  7. wild leeks
  8. wild lettuce
  9. wild lettuces
  10. wild licorice
  11. wild life

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