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What is a leek?

What is a leek? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum, of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  2. Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
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The leek and potato soup was plain, rather than special, but with none of that thirst-producing stock cube taste.
There were dishes of varying vegetables all steaming temptingly, and tureens of leek and potato soup.
There are five meals to choose from, including the breakfast special of back bacon, three pork and leek sausages, three fried eggs and mushrooms.
Put the oil in a large, heavy saucepan with the onion, leek, garlic and barley.
This dish was sitting on a larger plate, which was filled with creamy mashed potato, steamed cauliflower and carrots and braised leek.
For our main course, we plumped for wild mushroom and leek lasagne, and pork and apple sausages, with mustard mash and red wine gravy.

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