elephant garlic

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “In reference to the large size of the cloves?”)

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪk

Noun

elephant garlic (uncountable)

  1. A perennial plant related to leeks, Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum, having large cloves that can be substituted for garlic in cooking.

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