Leek, n.

noun

n. [A-S. leác, L. Ger. & D. look, Icel. laukr, Sw. lök, Dan. lög, O. H. Ger. louch, M. H. Ger. louch, N. H. Ger. lauch.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. porrum), but without a proper bulb, having, in the place of this, a cylindrical body of succulent leaves, which are eatable. It is regarded by Welshmen as a national emblem.

Leek to the Welsh, to Dutchmen butter’s dear. Gay.

An illustration of a leek plant with long leaves and a bulbous base. — Leek (*Allium por-rum*).