GARLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does garlic mean? 

• GARLIC (noun)
  The noun GARLIC has 2 senses:

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

2. aromatic bulb used as seasoning

  Familiarity information: GARLIC used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GARLIC (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 ("garlic" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "garlic"):

ail; garlic (aromatic bulb used as seasoning)

Derivation:

garlicky (relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic bulb used as seasoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ail; garlic

Hypernyms ("garlic" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "garlic"):

clove; garlic clove (one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb)

Holonyms ("garlic" is a part of...):

Allium sativum; garlic (bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves)

Derivation:

garlicky (relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic)

 Context examples 

Garlic contains a number of different organosulfur compounds, some of which have displayed antineoplastic activity.

(Garlic, NCI Thesaurus)

The garlic plant has long been considered a beneficial plant for health and has been used as an antihelmintic, a rubefacient, an anti-infective, and an antihypertensive.

(Garlic Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

It struck me as curious that the moment she became conscious she pressed the garlic flowers close to her.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Allitridum is an extract of garlic taken as a medicine in China for over 3000 years.

(Flumazenil Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Garlic plants are closely related to and similar to onions and they have a similar, but stronger odor.

(Allium sativum, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that contains the element selenium (a nutrient that protects cells against damage) and is found in certain plants such as garlic and broccoli.

(Methylselenocysteine, NCI Dictionary)

A naturally occurring organoselenium compound found in many plants, including garlic, onions, and broccoli, with potential antioxidant and chemopreventive activities.

(Methylselenocysteine, NCI Thesaurus)

Garlic oil is used as a flavoring and is also reported to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diseases of the circulatory system.

(Garlic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

You can also have bad breath if you eat some foods, like raw onions, garlic or cabbage.

(Bad Breath, NIH)

By the apple of Eve! cried the fat knight, it appears to me that this wind brings a very savory smell of garlic and of onions from their cooking-kettles.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)