Pronunciation : Leek
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS.le?c; akin to D. look, G. lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l?k, Dan l?g. Cf. Garlic.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion. Wild leek , in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913