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garlic Definition


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garlic
noun
    1. A perennial plant of the onion family, widely cultivated for its underground bulb, which is divided into segments known as cloves.
    2. The bulb of this plant, which contains a pungent oil and is widely used as a flavouring in cooking.
Derivative: garlicky
adj
    Smelling or tasting of garlic.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon garleac, from gar spear + leac leek.



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