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wild leek

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Levant garlic, kurrat, Allium ampeloprasum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alliaceous plant

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noun

Meaning 4

North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ramp, Allium tricoccum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alliaceous plant

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: oignon sauvage — Allium tricoccum
  • Spanish: puerro silvestre — Allium tricoccum
  • Spanish: rampa — Allium tricoccum
  • Catalan: porradell — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Catalan: all porro — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Finnish: kesäpurjo — Allium ampeloprasum
  • French: poireau perpétuel — Allium ampeloprasum
  • German: Ackerlauch — Allium ampeloprasum
  • German: Bor — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμακρῶτις (amakrôtis) — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Central Kurdish: کِنیواڵ (kinîwall) — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Central Kurdish: کوڕادە (kurrade) — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Maltese: tewm salvaġġ — Allium ampeloprasum
  • Welsh: cennin gwyllt — Allium ampeloprasum