| 1. | a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine. |
| 2. | any of various other plants of the genus Allium. |
| 3. | the bulb of such a plant, consisting of smaller bulbs, or cloves, used in cooking, sometimes in the form of a powder or flakes. |
| 4. | the flavor or smell of this bulb. |
| 5. | cooked, flavored, or seasoned with garlic: garlic bread; garlic salt. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to garlic. |