| 词汇 | leek |
| 词源 | leek. The national emblem of Wales takes its name from the Old English leac, for this member of the onion family; but the plant is native to central Asia and many peoples have had dif- ferent names for it—Nero was nicknamed “Porrophagus” be- cause he ate so many leeks, believing that they improved his singing voice. The leek has only recently been identified as the fabled store-henge that the Greeks considered a love potion. |
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