Meanings
plural wild leeks
- USA perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
Synonyms: A. ampeloprasum
- A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
ramp, ramps, spring onion, ramson, wood leek, wild garlic
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
nouncoarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀμακρῶτις
- ἀμακρῶτις (amakrôtis)Allium ampeloprasum
Catalan porradell, all porro
- porradellAllium ampeloprasum
- all porroAllium ampeloprasum
Finnish kesäpurjo
- kesäpurjoAllium ampeloprasum
French oignon sauvage, poireau perpétuel
- oignon sauvageAllium tricoccum
- poireau perpétuelAllium ampeloprasum
German Ackerlauch
- AckerlauchAllium ampeloprasum
Korean 코끼리마늘
- 코끼리마늘 (kokkirimaneul)Allium ampeloprasum
Spanish puerro silvestre, rampa
- puerro silvestreAllium tricoccum
- rampaAllium tricoccum
Welsh cennin gwyllt
- cennin gwylltAllium ampeloprasum
Cite this entry
wild leek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20leek
“wild leek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20leek. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild leek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20leek.
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