Garlic

Garlic is a plant with a strong smell and taste, whose bulbs are used as a seasoning in cooking. Each bulb is made of several small sections called cloves.

“Garlic” comes from Old English “garleac,” a compound of “gar,” meaning “spear,” and “leac,” meaning “leek,” referring to its spear-shaped leaves. It has been used in food and medicine for thousands of years.