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ALLIUM SATIVUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Allium sativum mean? 

ALLIUM SATIVUM (noun)
  The noun ALLIUM SATIVUM has 1 sense:

1. bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored clovesplay

  Familiarity information: ALLIUM SATIVUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALLIUM SATIVUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Allium sativum; garlic

Hypernyms ("Allium sativum" is a kind of...):

alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)

Meronyms (parts of "Allium sativum"):

ail; garlic (aromatic bulb used as seasoning)


 Context examples 


The oil extracted from the cloves of Allium sativum.

(Garlic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A bulbous herb isolated from the plant Allium sativum with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Garlic, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Allium sativum.

(Allium sativum, NCI Dictionary)

The alcoholic extract of the bulb or whole garlic plant Allium sativum (Liliaceae) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Garlic Extract, NCI Thesaurus)



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