wild leek
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A wild leek (Allium tricoccum) 
Wild leek
English
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Noun
wild leek (plural wild leeks)
- (US) A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
- A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.
Synonyms
- (A. tricoccum): ramp, ramps, spring onion, ramson, wood leek, wild garlic
- (A. ampeloprasum): broadleaf wild leek
Translations
Allium tricoccum
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Allium ampeloprasum
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References
Allium tricoccum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Allium tricoccum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Allium tricoccum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Allium ampeloprasus
- Allium ampeloprasum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Allium ampeloprasum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Allium ampeloprasum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons