garlic, ail

aromatic bulb used as seasoning

• clove, garlic clove — one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

• flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning — something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

• garlic, Allium sativum — bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves