A strong-smelling pungent-tasting bulb, used as a flavoring in cooking and in herbal medicine.
Add a clove of garlic (=a piece of garlic).
The chef's signature dish featured a generous amount of fresh garlic.
The pungent aroma of garlic filled the kitchen during cooking.
Folklore suggests that garlic wards off supernatural entities.
Garlic has been hailed for its medicinal properties throughout history.