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Leek
The
leek
is a
vegetable
that belongs, along with
onion
and
garlic
, to the
genus
Allium
, currently placed in family
Amaryllidaceae
, subfamily
Allioideae
. Historically, many
scientific names
were used for leeks, which are now treated as
cultivars
of
Allium ampeloprasum
. Two related vegetables,
elephant garlic
and
Kurrat
, are also cultivars of
A. ampeloprasum
, although different in their uses as food.
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