Green-leek

Green-leek
Green-leek Green"-leek`, n. (Zo["o]l.) An Australian parrakeet ({Polytelis Barrabandi}); -- called also the {scarlet-breasted parrot}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Green — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass, emeralds, etc. 2 a covered with leaves or grass. b mild and without snow (a green Christmas). 3 (of fruit etc. or wood) unripe or unseasoned. 4 not… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • leek — [li:k] n [: Old English; Origin: leac] a vegetable with a long white stem and long flat green leaves, which tastes like an onion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • leek — [ lik ] noun count a long thin vegetable that tastes similar to an onion and is white at one end with green leaves at the other …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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