Phrase guide

garlic mustard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A woodland herb (Alliaria petiolata) that has a garlic-like aroma, considered highly invasive in New World.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

European herb that smells like garlic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hedge garlic, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, Alliaria officinalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: broke — Alliaria petiolata
  • Albanian: brokër — Alliaria petiolata
  • Belarusian: часно́чніца чаранко́вая (časnóčnica čarankóvaja) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Bulgarian: лъжичина (lǎžičina) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Catalan: al·liària — Alliaria petiolata
  • Catalan: herba d'all — Alliaria petiolata
  • Catalan: allenc — Alliaria petiolata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蔥芥 /葱芥 (cōngjiè) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Czech: česnáček — Alliaria petiolata
  • Czech: česnáček lékařský — Alliaria petiolata
  • Czech: česnáček obecný — Alliaria petiolata
  • Danish: løgkarse — Alliaria petiolata
  • Dutch: look-zonder-look — Alliaria petiolata
  • Esperanto: oficina aliario — Alliaria petiolata
  • Estonian: salukõdrik — Alliaria petiolata
  • Estonian: ristlauk — Alliaria petiolata
  • Finnish: litulaukka — Alliaria petiolata
  • French: alliaire officinale — Alliaria petiolata
  • French: alliaire — Alliaria petiolata
  • French: herbe à ail — Alliaria petiolata
  • German: Knoblauchrauke — Alliaria petiolata
  • German: Knoblauchhederich — Alliaria petiolata
  • German: Läuchel — Alliaria petiolata
  • Irish: bóchoinneal — Alliaria petiolata
  • Korean: 마늘냉이 (maneullaeng'i) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Lithuanian: česnakūnė — Alliaria petiolata
  • Lithuanian: vaistinė česnakūnė — Alliaria petiolata
  • Norwegian: løkurt — Alliaria petiolata
  • Polish: czosnaczek — Alliaria petiolata
  • Portuguese: erva-alheira — Alliaria petiolata
  • Portuguese: aliária — Alliaria petiolata
  • Russian: чесно́чница черешко́вая (česnóčnica čereškóvaja) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Russian: чесно́чница чере́шчатая (česnóčnica čeréščataja) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Serbo-Croatian: чешњевка — Alliaria petiolata
  • Serbo-Croatian: чешњача — Alliaria petiolata
  • Serbo-Croatian: češnjevka — Alliaria petiolata
  • Serbo-Croatian: češnjača — Alliaria petiolata
  • Slovak: cesnačka — Alliaria petiolata
  • Slovak: cesnačka lekárska — Alliaria petiolata
  • Slovene: čȇsnovka — Alliaria petiolata
  • Spanish: ajera — Alliaria petiolata
  • Spanish: aliaria — Alliaria petiolata
  • Swedish: löktrav — Alliaria petiolata
  • Ukrainian: кі́нський часни́к черешко́вий (kínsʹkyj časnýk čereškóvyj) — Alliaria petiolata
  • Welsh: garlleg y berth — Alliaria petiolata