From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgarlicgar‧lic /ˈɡɑːlɪk $ ˈɡɑːr-/ ●●○ S3 noun [uncountable] 
DFa plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste Add a crushed clove of garlic (=single section of it). —garlicky adjective his garlicky breath
DFa plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste Add a crushed clove of garlic (=single section of it). —garlicky adjective his garlicky breathExamples from the Corpus
garlic• A dunk into that aforementioned garlic butter sauce is highly recommended.• Every spice, every piece of garlic or onion is expected to disappear in the gravy.• To get rid of garlic breath try strong coffee, cloves, honey, yogurt, or parsley.• You could also drop mothballs or peeled garlic cloves or sprinkle hot pepper into the tunnels.• To relieve catarrh, chew raw garlic.• Heat chicken stock with peeled and finely shredded garlic cloves.• But be forewarned: The garlic quotient of this dish could be considered daunting.• Good job I remembered the garlic press.clove of garlic• Place 6 cloves of garlic in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil.• Then a friend asks if you've just been chewing a clove of garlic.• Eat a clove of garlic in the bathroom in the guise of brushing your teeth.• Your server tends to the cooking, adding cloves of garlic and green onions, until the meat is perfectly tender.• Add a crushed clove of garlic but don't let it burn.• Push the smaller cloves of garlic into this cavity.Origin garlic Old English garleac, from gar “spear” + leac ( → LEEK) 