: a low open scrubland with many evergreen shrubs, low trees, aromatic herbs, and bunchgrasses found in poor or dry soil in the Mediterranean region
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Taken together, the flavors are meant to conjure what’s known in wine circles as garigue, the classic thyme-and-lavender-scented aroma of the Mediterranean coast.
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Baroness Sheri De Borchgrave, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2023
Baroness Sheri De Borchgrave, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2023
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French
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Garigue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garigue. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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