garlic mustard
noun
a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)Also called: jack-by-the-hedge, hedge garlic Compare garlic
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Nearby words
garishly, garland, garland, hamlin, garland, judy, garlic, garlic mustard, garlicky, garment, garment bag, garment district, garmisch-partenkirchen
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