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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).
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{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.
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