leek
/liːk/noun
1- a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem.韭葱（一种与洋葱有亲缘关系的植物, 扁平叶片交叠构成细长圆柱形球茎, 球茎和叶底部做蔬菜食用。亦用作威尔士地方徽记）。
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- Allium porrum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae).葱属植物, 百合科（或葱科）。
词源
Old English lēac， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch look and German Lauch.