alliaceous
Americanadjective
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Botany. belonging to the genus Allium (formerly the family Alliaceae).
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having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.
adjective
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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
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tasting or smelling like garlic or onions
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of, relating to, or belonging to the Alliaceae , a family of flowering plants that includes the genus Allium
Etymology
Origin of alliaceous
1785–95; < Latin alli ( um ) garlic + -aceous
Example Sentences
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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
Metallic arsenic, heated in a glass tube closed at one end, yields a black sublimate of a metallic lustre, and at the same time gives out the characteristic alliaceous odor.
Arsenic also gives its peculiar alliaceous odor, which is so characteristic that it can be easily detected.
With the Batavian it usually is formed of chervil, tarragon, and that delicate alliaceous salad herb, chives.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.
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