Is garlic a herb or a spice?

Question

Is garlic a herb or a spice?

Answer 1

Neither. It's a root. like ginger.

Answer 2

I thought it was classed as a vegetable like an onion it is not a herb or spice as far as I know I could be wrong

Answer 3

its a grain

Answer 4

I think its a herb  

Answer 5

It grows as a vegetable and is used like either a vegetable or a herb.

Answer 6

a herb

Answer 7

Neither its closely related to onions and shallots tho

Answer 8

neither its a bulb

Answer 9

its a root, not a sppice anyway cause its not er, spicy

Answer 10

It's a bulb.

Answer 11

I think its more like a vegetable, its related to the Onion plant.

Answer 12

Its a vegetable and a herb.

Answer 13

It's an allium.  Closely related to the shallot, onion and chives.

A bulb.

Answer 14

Neither - it belongs to the onion family.