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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
garlic \gar"lic\, n. oe. garlek, as. g=arle'ac; gar spear,
lance + le'ac leek. see gar, n., and leek.
1. bot. a plant of the genus allium a. sativum is the
cultivated variety, having a bulbous root, a very strong
smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. each root is composed
of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed
in a common membranous coat, and easily separable.
1913 webster
2. a kind of jig or farce. obs. --taylor 1630.
1913 webster
garlic mustard, a european plant of the mustard family
alliaria officinalis which has a strong smell of
garlic.
garlic pear tree, a tree in jamaica crataeva
gynandra, bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of
garlic, and a burning taste.
1913 webster
see also:
gar leek allium a. sativum garlic mustard alliaria officinalis
garlic pear tree crataeva gynandra
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