elephant garlic

noun

: an Old World herb (Allium ampeloprasum) of the lily family that is related to the leek and has a bulb that resembles that of garlic but is much larger

also : the mildly flavored bulb of the elephant garlic used especially as a seasoning

Examples of elephant garlic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another type, elephant garlic, is actually a type of leek that produces large, mild-tasting cloves – usually fewer per bulb than the true garlics. —oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021

Space elephant garlic cloves about six inches apart. —oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above