Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  croup, spasmodic laryngitis(noun) a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing. 2  hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump(noun) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
Keep an eye on the garlic after it has been planted. As bulbs of garlic form in the ground, thin green leaves sprout through the dirt. These leaves are a direct indicator of how well the garlic is doing; when they begin to brown from the bottom up, the garlic will be ready to harvest shortly. Check the size of the garlic bulbs when the leaves are about 1/3 brown.
Garlic is a perennial bulb with a tall, erect flowering stem that grows up to 1 m. The leaf blade is flat, linear, solid, and approximately 1.25 to 2.5 cm wide, with a pointed top. The plant produces pink to purple flowers that bloom from July to September in the Northern Hemisphere.