leek

«leek» in Mova's school dictionary: A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a leek, leeks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion. tree →

2) The leek is a national symbol of Wales. tree →

sense in the lessons

In food and healthy-eating lessons, leeks are used in soups and pies (leek and potato soup). In Wales, people wear a leek or a daffodil on St David's Day, 1 March. In gardening, leeks grow in rows in the vegetable patch. Phrases: leek and potato soup, chicken and leek pie.

examples

• Mum made leek and potato soup. tree →
• We wore leeks on St David's Day. tree →
• The leek is a symbol of Wales. tree →
• You have to wash leeks well, as soil gets between the leaves. tree →
• Grandad grows giant leeks for the village show. tree →
• A leek looks like a very big spring onion. tree →
• In one grew some very fine chives or leeks; this was the kitchen garden. tree →

note

Countable: a leek, leeks. Homophone trap: «leak» (water escaping, or a secret getting out) sounds exactly the same. Leek = vegetable; leak = hole that lets liquid out.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leek» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.