What's the difference between leek and lily?

Leek


Definition:

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

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Serves 4 100g butter, at room temperature 150g flour 50g ground almonds 30g suet 1 egg yolk 50g cooked chestnuts, chopped 5 tbsp chopped fresh thyme Salt and black pepper For the leeks 1kg leeks, trimmed 100g butter Salt and pepper 200ml double cream 1 tsp nutmeg 1 To make the crumble topping, work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then add the ground almonds and suet.
  • (2) Acyl-CoA elongase has been partially purified from leek (Allium porrum L.) epidermal cells.
  • (3) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
  • (4) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
  • (5) Scrub and peel the carrots, chop and add to the onion, then chop and rinse the white and pale green parts of the leeks, stir into the vegetables together with the bay leaves and the tomatoes, then continue cooking till lightly browned and approaching tenderness.
  • (6) Another new spot, Victor (11 rue Victor Massé), offers a good deal for lunch, with a tasty €12 plat du jour that includes dishes such as tender veal sautéed with baby leeks and hazelnuts, and crisp rocket salad and roasted new potatoes.
  • (7) 7 Serve the leeks on top of a scoop of beans, sprinkled with hazelnuts and drizzled with olive oil, with crusty bread.
  • (8) The reverse of the new coin shows the English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet – a design created by 15-year-old schoolboy David Pearce, who won a competition to create the image.
  • (9) Put under the grill for 10 mins, or until the leeks start to turn golden.
  • (10) The broth he used for a beef shank, adding baby vegetables and bundles of leek, celery, fresh thyme and bay leaf and gently heating it for the longest time.
  • (11) Summarising the evidence to be heard, Leek said the inquest, which is set to last seven weeks, will hear from a report on a Tunisian investigation into the attack, compiled by the judge Lazhar Akremi.
  • (12) Green leaves of leek and chive mainly contain kaempferol glycosides, with mono- and di-glycosides dominating in leek and di- and tri-glycosides in chive.
  • (13) Pearl millet [Pennisetum millet (L.) leeke] is the main source of food energy for the rural poor in many areas of the semiarid tropics.
  • (14) 4 When the pastry case is ready, spoon the leeks and cheese in and sprinkle spring onions over the top, then pour the creme fraiche over the top.
  • (15) 3 To serve, slice the leeks in half lengthways and divide between four plates.
  • (16) Marmaduke Scarlet, via GuardianWitness Serves 6 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 leeks, well washed, white and green parts finely sliced 400g can of white beans (butter beans, haricots or cannellini) 900ml vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Fresh thyme sprig Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar Herb pesto or gremolata, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
  • (17) Jo's leek and goat's cheese tart Cook - Get-togethers, Jane Warren's music group.
  • (18) 5 Remove the pan from heat and serve the chickpeas on top of the leeks.
  • (19) The leek-moth digs straight mines towards the base of the plant.
  • (20) Three experiments were conducted to determine the nitrogen-corrected metabolizable energy (MEn) content of ground pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke].

Lily


Definition:

  • (n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary.
  • (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc.
  • (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Between having Lily and promoting Fish Tank, Jarvis has done a lot of growing up in the past year.
  • (2) An area on top of a hill near to the spot where Sharon was laid to rest alongside his late wife, Lily, was penned off with crash barriers.
  • (3) In any case, the Brits are a notoriously lily-livered shower when it comes to workplace politics, too craven to strike – [note to non-British readers: we're a sorry servile bunch, we don't like it up us] - and as a result, poor John's failed coup has led to him becoming the most reviled union leader in British history, ahead of the excellent Bob Crow, the much misunderstood Arthur Scargill, and Gary Neville.
  • (4) The launch of the streaming service Tidal has been met with criticism from artists such as Lily Allen, Mumford & Sons and producer Steve Albini.
  • (5) Lily Allen has been pictured vaping, as has Cara Delevingne .
  • (6) I learned quickly I was very vulnerable': Lily Allen with her husband Sam Cooper.
  • (7) Lily Caprani, deputy executive director at Unicef UK, called the result “hugely disappointing” and said the loss of legal schemes made children more vulnerable to traffickers.
  • (8) Politicians across all parties need to do more to engage the young voters of the future, because ensuring that their voices are heard and that their needs are central to manifestos is vital for a fair and progressive society.” Play Video 1:32 Jeremy Corbyn appears at music festival at Tranmere Rovers ground – video Numerous celebrities including Lily Allen, Stephen Hawking, Brian May, Steve Coogan, Danny DeVito, Liam Gallagher, Ricky Gervais, David Gilmour, Mark Ruffallo, and Rag’n’Bone Man endorsed Corbyn in the course of the election.
  • (9) It reminds us of what our relatives went through.” The schoolteacher: Lili Mastichiadou, 58 Like many in her country, Mastichiadou has been appalled by the tragedy lapping at Greece’s shores.
  • (10) Ironically, it was only after she died that he and Linda were granted the council flat Lily had fought for unsuccessfully for 17 years.
  • (11) The Welch warbler does it and I believe that's all the bases covered: Bitta street cred with Dizzee, NME fodder with Kasabian, bitta Brit pop with JLS and prizes for the new wave of British female performers (Lily, Florence).
  • (12) It's like what happened to Lily [Allen] when she got famous..." For three years Enfield lived with Allen's mother, Alison Owen, and became "common-law step dad" to her children.
  • (13) With the exception of the subgenera Korolkowi, a supposed link between lilies and fritillaries, and chromsome complements of all plants contained bands.
  • (14) Out of Little Mix, Amelia Lily and Marcus Collins, who does she think will win?
  • (15) Lily Cole and Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales at the launch of Web Index in London last year.
  • (16) This suggests an involvement of a calmodulin-dependent Ca2+ pump in generation of the Ca2+ gradient in lily pollen tubes.
  • (17) Underlying Echinococcus infection was suspected when repeat radiology of his chest showed a water lily sign, and this diagnosis was confirmed at thoracotomy.
  • (18) How different might Lily, might pop music be, today?
  • (19) But they were not tired-and-emotional, and for such mannerly foreigners to have been given a practical definition of that local idiom would have been gilding the lily.
  • (20) It is said that Bach’s lily-livered reluctance to push for a ban stems not only from his own close relationship with Vladimir Putin – those pictures of them clinking champagne glasses like newlyweds or whooping it up with other authoritarian leaders at opening ceremonies in Sochi and Baku threaten to define him – but from his own experiences as an athlete.