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Post by brownrexx on Jul 7, 2020 9:45:17 GMT -5
I think that BOTH answers are correct but some prefer one term and some prefer the other.
Just for fun, do you call the structure containing the individual garlic cloves a Bulb or a Head?
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Post by spike on Jul 7, 2020 12:20:05 GMT -5
Does it count that I tell my husband that he has a big bulby head?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 7, 2020 12:49:43 GMT -5
I never even thought about it - just called it a head. But if someone said bulb, I knew what they meant!
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Post by paulf on Jul 7, 2020 13:27:08 GMT -5
Allium sativum is a perennial flowering plant growing from a bulb, it has a tall, erect flowering stem that grows up to 1 m (3 ft). The leaf blade is flat, linear, solid, and approximately 1.25–2.5 cm (0.5–1.0 in) wide, with an acute apex. The plant may produce pink to purple flowers from July to September in the Northern Hemisphere. The bulb is odoriferous and contains outer layers of thin sheathing leaves surrounding an inner sheath that encloses the clove. Often the bulb contains 10 to 20 cloves that are asymmetric in shape, except for those closest to the center. If garlic is planted at the proper time and depth, it can be grown as far north as Alaska. It produces hermaphrodite flowers. It is pollinated by bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects.
BULB whose sections are CLOVES
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 7, 2020 14:53:28 GMT -5
I did some further Googling and it seems that garlic sellers seem to call them bulbs whereas cooking sites seem to call them heads. Who knew?
I am going to continue to call them heads. To me a bulb is an individual item like a daffodil bulb or an onion.
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Post by september on Jul 7, 2020 16:20:03 GMT -5
What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ...... Ah, garlic, how do I love thee, let me count the ways ...
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