wild garlic
wild garlic · wild garlics
RamsonsRamsons (Allium ursinum).
» The salmon was seasoned with wild garlic and lemongrass.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)Ramsons (Allium ursinum).
(countable, uncountable)Allium vineale.
(countable, uncountable)Allium canadense.
More definitions
- pungent Old World weedy plant
- pungent Old World wild onion
Examples
1 sentencesThe salmon was seasoned with wild garlic and lemongrass.
Origin
Compare French ail sauvage, Portuguese alho selvagem.Compare French ail sauvage, Portuguese alho selvagem.
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Forms
plural: wild garlics| Singular | wild garlic |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- pungent Old World weedy plant:wood garlicRamsonsAllium ursinum
- pungent Old World wild onion:crow garlicfalse garlicfield garlicstag's garlicAllium vineale
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.