leek
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Definition of leek
: a biennial garden herb (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum porrum) of the lily family that is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent succulent linear leaves and especially for its thick cylindrical stalk
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Remove the leeks and cabbage from the grill or broiler, let cool then roughly chop. — Los Angeles Times, "Stay chill once you grill with these 3 summer soups," 21 Aug. 2019 Favorite menu items include a potato leek soup that’s been served since the restaurant opened in 1988. — Travel Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Golf lovers: Head to Sheboygan and Kohler to play like the pros," 14 July 2019 Lighten up a homemade pizza with snap peas, leeks, and asparagus for the freshest of Springtime dinners. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Spring Vegetable Pizza," 7 Mar. 2019 The lamb leg is funky and herbaceous, and the spring leek in vichyssoise is charred and delicate. — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, "Maison Yaki’s Cheeky French-Japanese Fusion," 14 June 2019 A month later the same omelet—a barely puffy marigold duvet showered with tiny leaves of baby celery, cilantro, borage flowers, and frizzled leeks—arrived with an entire soft-shelled crab astride. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Why Pastured Eggs Are the Perfect Food," 13 Sep. 2018 The popular chef was whipping up a creamy wild mushroom-leek pasta. — David Farkas, cleveland.com, "Chef Rocco Whalen kicks off Cuyahoga County Public Library’s ‘Charlie Cart’ nutrition education program," 28 June 2019 Add leek mixture, pine nuts, and radishes to couscous and stir to combine. — Kate Merker, Country Living, "Pearl Couscous With Leeks and Peas," 18 Mar. 2019 In a large soup pot, combine onions, cabbage, bell pepper, celery, carrots, leek, dry soup mix, parsley and dill. 2. — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "Singer Steve Lawrence a favorite for Father’s Day memories," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leek.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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leek
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English Language Learners Definition of leek
: a vegetable that has long green leaves rising from a thick white base and that tastes like a mild onion
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leek
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Kids Definition of leek
: a vegetable having leaves and thick stems which taste like a mild onion
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