Leek /(lēk)/

Leek

n.
  1. 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. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Wild leek
in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.