Definition of "garlic" []

• An onionlike plant (Allium sativum) of southern Europe having a bulb that breaks up into separable cloves with a strong distinctive odor and flavor. (noun)
• The bulb of this plant. (noun)
• To season or flavor (a food) with garlic. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Add the rest of the tempering ingredients and saute until the garlic is aromatic and starting to brown."
• "Torie and Erik, creamy garlic is my favourite too."
• "I bet those grasshoppers would taste OK if you saute em in garlic butter, but I don't think butter'll keep very well in my survival kit."