Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAR'LIC, n. [Sax. garlec or garleac; gar, a dart or lance, in Welsh, a shank, and leac, a leek; Ir. gairliog; W. garlleg. The Germans call it knoblauch, knobleek; D. knoflook; Gr. σκοροδον.]

A plant of the genus Allium, having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat and easily separable. Encyc.