alliaceous

American  

[al-ee-ey-shuhs] / ˌæl iˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. Botany. belonging to the genus Allium (formerly the family Alliaceae).

2. having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.

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alliaceous British  

/ ˌælɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. 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

2. tasting or smelling like garlic or onions

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

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Etymology

Origin of alliaceous

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

Example Sentences

In spring, the bulbs send up long, straplike leaves resembling those of lily of the valley, but with a characteristic alliaceous odor.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Try as hard as they might to avoid these alliaceous vegetables, they occasionally fell victim to them camouflaged in soup or salad.

From Time Magazine Archive

Use.—It is cultivated for its bulbs, or cloves, which possess more of the flavor of the onion than any other alliaceous plant.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

Nor would I rest until that alliaceous metropolis was fairly tipped over into Connecticut River, and sent drowning down to Long Island Sound.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various

The peculiar alliaceous flavour that belongs to them is well known.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various