Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database. 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. Historically, many scientific names were used for leeks, but they are now all treated as cultivars of A. ampeloprasum.
The ovaries are the female gonads, or sex cell-producing organs, which produce eggs, or ova. (In men, the testicles are the gonads and they produce sperm .) Generally, the female body will have two ovaries, though the female body can survive with one or no ovaries.
What Women Should Know About Their Ovaries. Women's Health. The ovaries are magnificent glands which are part of the female reproductive system. The ovaries are about the size and shape of an almond and sit just above the fallopian tubes -- one ovary on each side of the uterus.