The Definition of the word Garlic

Garlic

(Heb. shum, from its strong odour), mentioned only once (Num. 11:5). The garlic common in Eastern countries is the Allium "sativum or Allium Ascalonicum, so called from its having been" brought into Europe from Ascalon by the Crusaders. It is now "known by the name of "shallot" or "eschalot."