allium porrum

2 definitions found

allium porrum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leek \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 (Allium Porrum), having
     broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
     cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
     common onion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Wild leek, in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a
        cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
        [1913 Webster]

allium porrum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Allium porrum
      n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat
           overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed
           derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek,
           scallion, Allium porrum]