sauce-alone
/'sɔ:sə,loun/
Definition
Noun 1. A European herb with a garlic-like odor: "Sauce-alone" refers to a specific European plant, Alliaria petiolata, also commonly known as garlic mustard. It is a herb whose leaves emit a smell reminiscent of garlic when crushed.
Examples of Usage
Advanced Usage
- As a culinary ingredient: Historically and in modern foraging, "sauce-alone" is used as a potherb or salad green.
- The recipe called for a handful of chopped sauce-alone.
Variants and Related Words
- Garlic Mustard (n): The most common contemporary name for the same plant, .
- Garlic mustard is considered an invasive species in North America.
- Jack-by-the-hedge (n): Another traditional English name for the same plant.
- Jack-by-the-hedge is another name for sauce-alone.
Synonyms
- Garlic mustard: The primary synonym.
- Hedge garlic: A less common synonym emphasizing its habitat and smell.
Noun
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European herb that smells like garlic
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