Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a bulbous perennial food plant of the family Alliaceae. The word comes to us from Old English g?rl?ac, meaning "spear leek".

References

• Hamilton, Andy (2004). "Selfsufficientish - Garlic". Retrieved May. 1, 2005.
• R. Kamenetsky, I. L. Shafir, H. Zemah, A. Barzilay, and H.D. Rabinowitch (2004). Environmental Control of Garlic Growth and Florogenesis. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129, 144-151.
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