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Garlic vs Onions - What's the difference?

garlic | onions |

As a noun garlic

is a plant, allium sativum , related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

As a proper noun onions is

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garlic

English

(Allium sativum)

Alternative forms

* (l) (archaic)

Noun

  • A plant, Allium sativum , related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
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    Derived terms

    * bear's garlic * black garlic * broadleaf garlic, broad-leaved garlic * Canadian garlic * clove of garlic, garlic clove * crow garlic * daffodil garlic * elephant garlic * false garlic * field garlic * garlic bread * garlic chive * garlicky * garlic crusher * garlic-germander * garlic mustard * garlic-pear, garlic-peartree * garlic press * garlic root * garlic-sage * garlic salt * garlic sausage * garlic toad * garlic treaclewort * garlic-tree * garlic-wort * golden garlic * hedge garlic * hog's garlic * meadow garlic * Naples garlic * Neapolitan garlic * Oriental garlic * peelgarlic, pilgarlick * pilled-garlic * stag's garlic * white garlic * wild garlic * wood garlic

    Related terms

    * leek

    See also

    * alliaceous * ramp, ramson

    External links

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    onions

    English

    Noun

    (head) plural