crow garlic

Thân thiện

A small cluster of crow garlic grows at the edge of a sunlit forest path.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pungent Old World wild onion: "crow garlic" refers to a specific type of wild onion plant, known for its strong smell and taste, native to regions of Europe and Asia.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The field was dotted with crow garlic.
  • Foragers should learn to distinguish crow garlic from similar-looking plants.

Advanced Usage

• As a botanical identifier: The term is used in botanical and foraging contexts to specify a particular species ().
  • The guidebook listed crow garlic as an edible, though pungent, wild plant.

Variants and Related Words

• Wild onion: A general term for uncultivated onion species.
• Allium vineale: The scientific Latin name for crow garlic.

Synonyms

• Field garlic: Another common name for the same or a very similar plant.
• Wild garlic: A broader term that can sometimes include crow garlic.

Related Phrases

• To smell of crow garlic: An informal phrase describing a strong, pungent odor reminiscent of the plant.
  • After walking through the meadow, his clothes smelled of crow garlic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pungent Old World wild onion

Từ đồng nghĩa

• false garlic
• field garlic
• stag's garlic
• wild garlic
• Allium vineale