Jack-by-the-hedge (Noun)
Meaning
European herb that smells like garlic.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Jack-by-the-hedge grows in the shaded areas along European riverbanks and pathways, often used for culinary purposes due to its garlic-like smell and flavor.
- Wild garlic, commonly referred to as jack-by-the-hedge in the countryside, grows rampantly and blooms white flowers that decorate European forests during the spring.
- Locals usually confuse the stronger smelling jack-by-the-hedge for its lesser aromatic counterpart in local forests of England.
- People that spend their afternoons exploring through countryside walkways know to expect to come across an area smelling like onions due to a blooming jack-by-the-hedge patch.
- Spring's hidden delicacies foraged in rural England's dense forest patches may hold strong pungent wildflowers of garlic aroma called the jack-by-the-hedge herb plant.