noun
a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques
• Syn: ↑genus Alliaria
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑garlic mustard, ↑hedge garlic, ↑sauce-alone, ↑jack-by-the-hedge, ↑Alliaria officinalis
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\\ˌalēˈa(a)rēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of Old World herbs (family Cruciferae) having broad undivided leaves, white flowers, and long siliques — see garlic mustard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.