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bear garlic

bear garlic noun: a wild plant related to chives; ramsons, Allium ursinum.

Noun

bear garlic (uncountable)

  1. A wild plant related to chives; ramsons, Allium ursinum.

Forms of bear garlic

alternative formbear's garlic

Origin of bear garlic

Calque from Latin Allium ursinum.

Questions about bear garlic

What does bear garlic mean?
Bear garlic means a wild plant related to chives; ramsons, Allium ursinum.
What part of speech is bear garlic?
Bear garlic is a noun.

Words near bear garlic in the dictionary

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  6. bear garlic
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  10. bear hugs
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