Allium porrum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Allium porrum
    n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat
         overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed
         derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: {leek},
         {scallion}, {Allium porrum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leek \Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.
   lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.
   {Garlic}.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus {Allium} ({Allium Porrum}), having
   broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
   cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
   common onion.
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   {Wild leek}, in America, a plant ({Allium tricoccum}) with a
      cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
      [1913 Webster]