- Crataeva gynandra
- Garlic Gar"lic, n. [OE. garlek, AS. g[=a]rle['a]c; gar spear,
lance + le['a]c 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.
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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 ({Crat[ae]va gynandra}), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
