noun
- a vegetable related to the onion, with a long white bulb and flat green leaves
Examples
- She chopped the leek and added it to the soup.
- Leeks have a milder flavor than onions.
- The recipe calls for two large leeks, cleaned and sliced.
- He grew leeks in his vegetable garden.
- Potato and leek soup is a classic comfort food.
- The leek is the national symbol of Wales.