Kurrat

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
  Synonyms: wild leek, Levant garlic, Allium ampeloprasum

Kurrat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Alliaceae Genus: Allium Species: A. ampeloprasum Subspecies: A. ampeloprasum var. kurrat
Trinomial name
Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat Schweinf. ex Krause

Kurrat, or Egyptian leek (Arabic: كرات‎) (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat), is grown in the Middle East for its leaves. It is closely related to elephant garlic and leeks and is generally regarded as being in the same species, though it is also commonly listed as Allium kurrat.

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