alliaceous

ADJECTIVE
  1. smelling of onions or garlic
  2. of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium
    onions, leeks, garlic, chives are alliaceous plants
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How To Use alliaceous In A Sentence

  • The smell of this plant is generally considered offensive, and it is the most acrimonious in its taste of the whole of the alliaceous tribe. The Book of Household Management
  • Most of the exotic alliaceous plants, the leek, onion, garlic, etc., are cultivated in the Confederate States. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs
  • Shoppers, like me, flocked to the stall, charmed by the man in the garlic gloriole, whose sunny disposition seemed fueled by the alliaceous aura above. French Word-A-Day:
  • Nor would I rest until that alliaceous metropolis was fairly tipped over into Connecticut River, and sent drowning down to Long The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
  • And Chives (_Allium schoenoprasum_) are an ever green perennial herb of the onion tribe, having only a mild, alliaceous flavour. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • _ -- It is cultivated for its bulbs, or cloves, which possess more of the flavor of the onion than any other alliaceous plant. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.
  • Several species of alliaceous plants grow within the Confederate States. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs
  • onions, leeks, garlic, chives are alliaceous plants
  • With the Batavian it usually is formed of chervil, tarragon, and that delicate alliaceous salad herb, chives. The Art of Living in Australia
  • The alliaceous odors, with the cacodylic group (asafoetida, ichthyol, etc.). Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man
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