garlic
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noun
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.
adjective
5.
cooked, flavored, or seasoned with garlic: garlic bread; garlic salt.
6.
of or pertaining to garlic.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English garlec, Old English gārlēac (gar spear (cognate with German Ger) + lēac leek)
before 1000; Middle English garlec, Old English gārlēac (gar spear (cognate with German Ger) + lēac leek)
Related forms
gar·licked, gar·lick·y, adjective
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Word Origin & History
garlic
O.E. garleac (Mercian), garlec (W. Saxon), from gar "spear" (in reference to the clove), see gar + leac "leek."
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Garlic definition
(Heb. shum, from its strong odour), mentioned only once (Num. 11:5). The garlic common in Eastern countries is the Allium sativum or Allium Ascalonicum, so called from its having been brought into Europe from Ascalon by the Crusaders. It is now known by the name of "shallot" or "eschalot."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Sprinkle fillets with equal amounts of olive oil and garlic and herb blend.
Finely chop, then sauté along with chiles and garlic.
It uses high quality local olive oils, garlic and fresh seafood.
Order grilled or fried fish with a choice of sauce such as lemon and mint or tahini with lemon and garlic.
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