wild leek

See ramp³.

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Noun	1.	wild leek - North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers Allium tricoccum, ramp alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
	2.	wild leek - coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized Allium ampeloprasum, kurrat, Levant garlic alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

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Being naturally lazy, as well as conservation-minded, I decided some years ago to start a wild leek patch by my house.

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The island, which is steeped in history dating back to Anglo Saxon and Viking times, is a Local Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Protection Area, because of the maritime grassland and rare plants such as rock sea-lavender and wild leek.

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That's tight: ramps, or what's more commonly referred to as the wild leek.

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The site still bears remnants of its life during the Bronze Age, but today it acts as a local nature reserve and is populated with rare plants like rock sea-lavender and wild leek.

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