Synonyms for leek
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leeknoun

   Synonyms:
   scallion

2. leeknoun

   The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum variety porrum, of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion

   Synonyms:
   scallion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. leek, scallion, Allium porrumnoun

   plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

   Synonyms:
   scallion, spring onion, green onion

2. leeknoun

   related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

   Synonyms:
   scallion

Matched Categories

1. • Alliaceous Plant
   • Vegetable

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "leek":

   rummy

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