LEEK - Definition

Pronunciation:		leek
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves [n] plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

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	Synonyms:	Allium porrum, scallion

	See Also:	alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, leek, leek, scallion, vegetable, veggie

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G. lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf. {Garlic}.] (Bot.) 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.

Dream Dictionary

	Definition:	Seeing a leek in your dream, symbolizes victory and protection.

Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	(Heb. hatsir; the Allium porrum), rendered "grass" in 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 40:15, etc.; "herb" in Job 8:12; "hay" in Prov. 27:25, and Isa. 15:6; "leeks" only in Num. 11:5. This Hebrew word seems to denote in this last passage simply herbs, such as lettuce or savoury herbs cooked as kitchen vegetables, and not necessarily what are now called leeks. The leek was a favourite vegetable in Egypt, and is still largely cultivated there and in Palestine.