The difference between Spring onion and Wild leek

When used as nouns, spring onion means a species of onion (allium fistulosum) from asia, with slender bulbs, whereas wild leek means a perennial wild onion native to eastern north america, allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.


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  1. Spring onion as a noun:

    A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) from Asia, with slender bulbs.

  2. Spring onion as a noun:

    Any of several similar types of onion.

  1. Wild leek as a noun (US):

    A perennial wild onion native to eastern North America, Allium tricoccum, with a cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.

  2. Wild leek as a noun:

    A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.

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