Alliaceous

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  • adjective. Of or resembling onion, garlic, or similar plants of the genus Allium, particularly in taste and smell.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or having the properties of the genus Allium, which includes the onion and garlic.
  • Having the peculiar smell or taste of the onion: applied specifically to minerals which contain arsenic and emit a garlic-like odor when heated on charcoal before the blowpipe.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. smelling of onions or garlic
  • adjective. of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium
  • Word Usage
    "Shoppers, like me, flocked to the stall, charmed by the man in the garlic gloriole, whose sunny disposition seemed fueled by the alliaceous aura above."
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    odorous  
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