■ noun
1》 a strong-smelling pungent-tasting bulb, used as a flavouring in cookery.
2》 the central Asian plant, closely related to the onion, which produces ~. [ Allium sativum .]
↘used in names of plants with a similar smell or flavour, e.g. wild ~ .
Derivatives
~ky adjective
Origin
OE gārlēac , from gār 'spear' (because the shape of a clove resembles the head of a spear) + lēac 'leek'.