clove 1 (kl v)n.1. An evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum) native to the Moluccas and widely cultivated in warm regions for its aromatic dried flower buds. 2. A flower bud of this plant, used whole or ground as a spice. Often used in the plural.
[Middle English, from Old French clou (de girofle), nail (of the clove tree), from Latin cl vus, nail.] |
clove 2 (kl v)n. One of the small sections of a separable bulb, as that of garlic.
[Middle English, from Old English clufu; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.] |
clove 3 (kl v)v.2. Archaic A past participle of cleave1. |
clove 1 Noun
a dried closed flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a spice [Latin clavus nail]
clove 2 Noun
a segment of a bulb of garlic [Old English clufu bulb]
clove 3 Verb
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| Noun | 1. | clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spiceclove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop |
| 2. | clove - moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of clovesgenus Syzygium, Syzygium - a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice spice tree - tree bearing aromatic bark or berries |
| 3. | clove - one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulbail, garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning |
| 4. | clove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or groundspice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice |
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