leek
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q1807269}}A [[vegetable]] of variety {{taxfmt|Allium ampeloprasum|species var. porrum}}, having [[edible]] leaves and an [[onion]][[-like]] [[bulb]] but with a [[mild]]er [[flavour]] than the onion.
- Any of several species of {{taxfmt|Allium|genus}}, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Proper noun
- {{place|en|town/and/cpar|with a town council in|dist/Staffordshire Moorlands|co/Staffordshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SJ9856}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/staffordshire/staffordshire-moorlands/leek-parish.html Parish map (Staffordshire)]</ref>
- {{place|en|village|and former municipality in|p:suf/Groningen|c/Netherlands}}.
- {{surname|en}}.
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