What does allium sativum mean?

allium sativum means "bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves".

What is another word for allium sativum?

Close synonyms include garlic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allium sativum a common word?

allium sativum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

allium sativum — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

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

Questions about allium sativum

What does allium sativum mean?: allium sativum means "bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves".
What is another word for allium sativum?: Close synonyms include garlic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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