Leek vs. Peek — What's the Difference?

The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk.

To glance quickly.

An edible plant (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) related to the onion and having a white, slender bulb and flat, dark-green leaves.

To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.

The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding

Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

A brief or furtive look.

A plant of the genus Allium (Allium Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

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

(informal) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.

Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

A quick glance or look.

To look surreptitiously, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

A secret look

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at;