jack-by-the-hedge
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- European herb that smells like garlicSynonyms: garlic mustardhedge garlicsauce-aloneAlliaria officinalisType of crucifer, cruciferous plantMember of Alliaria, genus Alliaria
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Jack-by-the-hedge
Botany, a plant of the genus Erysimum (Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England, sauce-alone. English Cyclopædia,
From the entry Jack.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54