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plural leeks
: a biennial herbaceous plant (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum var. porrum) of the amaryllis family that is related to the garlic, onion and chive and is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent linear leaves and especially for its cylindrical stemlike lower sheath of leaves
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Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Four bushels of leeks—Naama is on a leek kick this month and won’t stop scrolling the Times recipe app at all hours of the night, LOL!
—Iris Bahr, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Add other diced vegetables, such as leeks, potatoes, squash, celery root, turnips, and rutabagas.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Ramps and leeks are all a part of the allium family too.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Four bushels of leeks—Naama is on a leek kick this month and won’t stop scrolling the Times recipe app at all hours of the night, LOL!
—Iris Bahr, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Add other diced vegetables, such as leeks, potatoes, squash, celery root, turnips, and rutabagas.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Ramps and leeks are all a part of the allium family too.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leek
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“Leek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leek. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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leek
noun
: a garden herb closely related to the onion and grown for its mildly sharp-tasting leaves and thick stalk
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