Garlic
in botany, Allium sativum, a perennial plant with a compound bulb composed of 10 to 12 smaller ones, called cloves, flat, narrow, erect, and pointed leaves, flowers akin to those of the onion, whitish or pinkish. It is used in Sicily, and some parts of Provence. It is cultivated in Portugal and other parts of the continent. The peasantry eat their bread with slices of it. In pharmacy, garlic, like other species of Allium, is stimulant, diuretic, and expectorant.