leek in English

noun
1
a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb that together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem.
Add more oil to the pan and cook the onion, carrot, leeks and celery gently till soft.
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1. There's a leek in the boat!

2. Afferents with combined properties of muscular and mucosal receptors were later described by Harding and Leek in sheep (Harding and Leek, 1972)

3. Prase a leek-green Cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.

4. Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Alliaceous plant"): Allium paradoxum; few-flowered leek (leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran)

5. Leek has the concept of personal space ever been explained to you?

6. Most of the exotic Alliaceous plants, the leek, onion, garlic, etc., are cultivated in the Confederate States

7. When paired with turmeric, Asafoetida powder lends a leek-like flavor to dhal soup and potato, lemon rice, or cauliflower dishes

8. The Crispiest, Creamiest Vegan Pasta With just a little effort, this no-waste creamy leek pasta delivers a ton of texture and flavor

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10. Dinner tonight is seared foie gras and rib eye steak with a red wine reduction, served with asparagus and garlic leek mashed potato.

11. Altai (Russian: Респу́блика Алта́й rees-POOB-leek-uh uhl-TIGH) is a republic in Western Siberia, which has an amazing variety of landscapes: from boundless steppes to impassable taiga forests.

12. Alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber Allium, genus Allium - large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus wild onion - any

13. Andouillette is the most hard thing to sell.: Le suprême de volaille farci à l' Andouillette de Troyes The chicken supreme stuffed with the Andouillette of Troyes: Gratin d' Andouillette à la fondue de poireaux des Halles de Lyon Tripe sausage gratin with leek melt from the Halles de Lyon: Andouillette beaujolaise sauce au vin blanc ou rouge