garlic
Americannoun
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a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family, whose strongly pungent bulb is used in cooking and medicine.
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any of various plants of the genus Allium related to the familiar culinary garlic A. sativum.
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the bulb of Allium sativum, consisting of smaller bulbs, or cloves, used in cooking, sometimes in the form of a powder, a paste, or minced pieces.
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the flavor or smell of this bulb.
adjective
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cooked, flavored, or seasoned with garlic, the pungent bulb of the Allium sativum plant.
garlic bread;
garlic salt.
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of or relating to garlic.
noun
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a hardy widely cultivated Asian alliaceous plant, Allium sativum, having a stem bearing whitish flowers and bulbils
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the bulb of this plant, made up of small segments (cloves) that have a strong odour and pungent taste and are used in cooking
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( as modifier )
a garlic taste
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any of various other plants of the genus Allium
Other Word Forms
- garlicked adjective
- garlicky adjective
Etymology
Origin of garlic
First recorded before 1000; Middle English garlec, Old English gārlēac ( gar “spear”, cognate with German Ger, + lēac leek )
Example Sentences
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It has a sulfurous smell that takes on a similar flavor to both onion and garlic.
From Salon
An almost aggressively spiced medley: Italian breadcrumbs, Old Bay, thyme, oregano, garlic powder; a pantry symphony that bordered on excessive in the way only a ’90s “healthy” recipe could.
From Salon
In addition to French green lentils, you’ll need a medium yellow onion, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, vegetable broth, diced cooked ham, olive oil, cracked black pepper, sea salt and za’atar.
From Salon
A microplane is core to the way I cook because I use a lot of lemon zest and grated garlic.
She slurps spaghetti one noodle at a time and tears garlic bread into a million tiny pieces.
From Literature
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