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Leek Or Shallot Crossword Clue

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noun

• plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

• a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

47%6Shallot or leek, for example
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33%8Shallot relative
noun

• type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning

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