'Crataeva gynandra' definitions:

Definition of 'Crataeva gynandra'

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  • Garlic \Gar"lic\, n. [OE. garlek, AS. g[=a]rle['a]c; gar spear, lance + le['a]c leek. See Gar, n., and Leek.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of jig or farce. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630). [1913 Webster]
  • Garlic mustard, a European plant of the Mustard family (Alliaria officinalis) which has a strong smell of garlic.
  • Garlic pear tree, a tree in Jamaica ({Crat[ae]va gynandra}), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste. [1913 Webster]