golden garlic

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golden garlic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Moly \Mo"ly\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
     1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and
        white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes
        to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. --Milton.
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     2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow
        flowers; -- called also golden garlic.
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