Definition of "leek" []

• An edible plant (Allium porrum) related to the onion and having a white, slender bulb and flat, dark-green leaves. (noun)

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• "When we say that the leek is the asparagus of the poor, that's not nice to the leek, the asparagus or the poor man."
• "Indeed, the leek is "l'emblème national du Pays de Galles" (national emblem for Wales)!"
• "I know there is that emotive issue of it being one of our national emblems but hey, the leek is a national emblem of Wales and they don't seem to have any issues about eating it."