alliaceous

[ al-ee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

Botany. belonging to the genus Allium (formerly the family Alliaceae).: Compare allium.
having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.

Origin of alliaceous

1785–95; <Latin alli(um) garlic + -aceous

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How to use alliaceous in a sentence

An ethereal liquid, lighter than water, having an aromatic odour, slightly alliaceous.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
Arsenic, when vaporized, may be known by its peculiar alliaceous odor.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe | Anonymous
Arsenic also gives its peculiar alliaceous odor, which is so characteristic that it can be easily detected.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe | Anonymous
The peculiar alliaceous flavour that belongs to them is well known.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 | Various
Many wild bees (Andrena) are distinguished by their pungent alliaceous smell.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for alliaceous

alliaceous

/ (ˌælɪˈeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of or relating to Allium, a genus of plants that have a strong onion or garlic smell and often have bulbs: family Alliaceae . The genus occurs in the N hemisphere and includes onion, garlic, leek, chive, and shallot
tasting or smelling like garlic or onions

of, relating to, or belonging to the Alliaceae, a family of flowering plants that includes the genus Allium

Origin of alliaceous

C18: from Latin allium garlic; see -aceous

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