wild garlic

noun

Ramsons (Allium ursinum).

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wood garlicramsonsAllium ursinumcrow garlicfalse garlicfield garlicstag's garlicAllium vineale
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Meanings

nounwild garlic (countable and uncountable, plural wild garlics)

plural wild garlics

  1. countableuncountableRamsons (Allium ursinum).
  2. countableuncountableAllium vineale.
  3. countableuncountableAllium canadense.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpungent Old World weedy plant

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wood garlicramsonsAllium ursinum
Broader
alliaceous plant

nounpungent Old World wild onion

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crow garlicfalse garlicfield garlicstag's garlicAllium vineale
Broader
wild onion
Also see
canada onionfield garliconion grassramsonramsonswood garlic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare French ail sauvage, Portuguese alho selvagem.

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APA

wild garlic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20garlic

MLA

“wild garlic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20garlic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild garlic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20garlic.

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