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leeklike

adj

Etymology

From leek + -like.

  1. derived from *lewg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *lauką✻
  3. inherited from *lauk✻
  4. inherited from lēac — “a garden herb, leek, onion, garlic”
  5. inherited from leke
  6. suffixed as leeklike — “leek + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a leek.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA