ALLIUM SATIVUM

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Allium sativum; garlic

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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