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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild garlic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
wild -gar-lic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ramsons (Allium ursinum).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Allium vineale.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Allium canadense.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French ail sauvage, Portuguese alho selvagem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wild garlics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wild onion

Synonyms

crow garlic false garlic field garlic stag's garlic allium vineale wood garlic ramsons allium ursinum

Questions

What does wild garlic mean?
Ramsons (Allium ursinum).
Where does wild garlic come from?
Compare French ail sauvage, Portuguese alho selvagem.

How to pronounce wild garlic

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