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Lees vs Leek - What's the difference?

lees | leek |

As nouns the difference between lees and leek

is that lees is (plural only) the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit or lees can be (sailing) while leek is .

lees

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) (m), from .

Noun

(head)
  • (plural only) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
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    Synonyms

    * (sediment) (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (sailing) English plurals

    • Anagrams

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    leek

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum , of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  • Any of several species of Allium , broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

    • Synonyms

    * scallion (''US, Scotland ), garden leek, broadleaf wild leek

    Derived terms

    * (broadleaf wild leek) - Allium ampeloprasum , * (narrowleaf wild leek) - * (garden leek) - Allium ampeloprasum * (sand leek) - * (threecorner leek) - * houseleek - Sempervivum

    See also

    * garlic

    External links

    * ("leek" on Wikipedia) * (Allium ampeloprasum) *

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