Oriental Garlic (Noun)
Meaning
A plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Oriental garlic has edible bulbs that are harvested and consumed as a flavorful addition to various dishes.
- In Eastern Asian cuisine, the leaves of the oriental garlic plant are commonly used in salads and as a garnish.
- This oriental garlic is not commonly cultivated as it prefers moist mountainous environments with shaded slopes.
- As with many members of the Allium family, the flowers of the oriental garlic are quite attractive and delicate.
- A typical mature oriental garlic plant has thick hollow green leaves with bulbs often consisting of a cluster of individual cloves.