garlics

Aromatic cooking bulbs

Garlics is the plural of garlic, the pungent bulb used in cooking worldwide.

The plural appears when discussing varieties or cultivars: The farmer grows several garlics, including hardneck and softneck types.

In ordinary kitchen contexts, garlic remains uncountable—you add garlic to a dish, not garlics.

health

antimicrobial

Kills or inhibits germs

capsules · immunity · cholesterol · blood pressure · cardiovascular · anti-inflammatory · medicinal · raw · aged · extract

culinary

cloves

Dried flower-bud spice

crushed · raw · paste · powder · granulated · aioli · confit · pickled · fermented · aglio e olio

botanical

bulbs

Underground plant storage

skin · heads · porcelain · silverskin · artichoke · creole · turban · cultivar · heirloom · propagation

agricultural

planting

Placing seeds in earth

beds · cloves · soil · mulching · overwintering · scapes · rotation · organic · farmers market · heirloom

Opposites
pungency/flavor intensity

garlicslettuce

Leafy salad vegetable

cucumber · tofu · plain rice

culinary boldness

garlicsparsley

Culinary herb for garnishing

chives

Phrases
Family

garlic, garlicky, garlicked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G