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wild leek

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Noun1.wild leek - North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowerswild 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 flowerswild 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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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.
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CITY SIGHTS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
These foraged foods stick in my mind because I handpicked them at the peak of their season: The berries were tiny explosions of sweetness; the smallest wild leek (also known as ramps) tasted of a strong sweet onion; and just one leaf of the mint—dense and chewyPlants that grow in the wild have higher levels of phytochemicals and antioxidants than domesticated plants because they have to defend themselves against pests and disease.
Into the wild by STACEY BRUGEMAN / Natural Health
There's the Northwest station, which offered cedar planked fire-roasted Juniper Salmon with Oyster Stew containing Acorn Squash and wild leeks or a seaweed and wild mushroom salad.
Lost weekend comes after dinner with the CIA by Taylor, Drew Hayden / Windspeaker
 
 
 
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