"alus" meaning in Latin

See alus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈaː.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄλος (Álos). Etymology templates: {{lbor|la|grc|Ἄλος}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄλος (Álos) Head templates: {{la-noun|ālus<2>|g=f}} ālus f (genitive ālī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ālus<2>}} Forms: ālus [canonical, feminine], ālī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ālus [nominative, singular], ālī [nominative, plural], ālī [genitive, singular], ālōrum [genitive, plural], ālō [dative, singular], ālīs [dative, plural], ālum [accusative, singular], ālōs [accusative, plural], ālō [ablative, singular], ālīs [ablative, plural], āle [singular, vocative], ālī [plural, vocative], hālus [alternative], ālum [alternative], hālum [alternative]
  1. garlic Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-alus-la-noun-QQJAhNLi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 67 33
  2. species of comfrey plant Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-alus-la-noun-cVOLKRut Categories (other): Borage family plants Disambiguation of Borage family plants: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (garlic, species of comfrey plant): ālum
Disambiguation of 'garlic, species of comfrey plant': 47 53
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