clove

clove ¹

 (klōv)

n.

1. An evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum) native to the Moluccas and widely cultivated as a source of oil and for its aromatic dried flower buds.

2. A flower bud of this plant, used whole or ground as a spice.

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[Middle English, from Old French clou (de girofle), nail (of the clove tree), from Latin clāvus, nail.]

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clove ²

 (klōv)

n.

One of the small sections of a separable bulb, as that of garlic.

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[Middle English, from Old English clufu; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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clove ³

 (klōv)

v.

1. A past tense of cleave¹.

2. Archaic A past participle of cleave¹.

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clove ⁴

 (klōv)

v. Archaic

A past tense of cleave².

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clove

(kləʊv)

n

1. (Plants) a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp Zanzibar

2. (Cookery) the dried unopened flower buds of this tree, used as a pungent fragrant spice

[C14: from Old French clou de girofle, literally: nail of clove, clou from Latin clāvus nail + girofle clove tree]

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clove

(kləʊv)

n

(Botany) any of the segments of a compound bulb that arise from the axils of the scales of a large bulb

[Old English clufu bulb; related to Old High German klovolouh garlic; see cleave¹]

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clove

(kləʊv)

vb

a past tense of cleave¹

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clove¹

(kloʊv)

n.

1. the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.

2. the tree itself.

[1175–1225; Middle English clow(e), short for clow-gilofre < Old French clou de gilofre literally, gillyflower nail]

clove²

(kloʊv)

n.

one of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a mother bulb, as in garlic.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English clufu bulb (c. Middle Dutch clōve; compare Old Saxon cluflōc, Old High German klobelouh garlic, literally, clove-leek)]

clove³

(kloʊv)

v.

a pt. of cleave ².

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice clove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove - moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves 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 cloves clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum genus 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 bulb garlic clove ail, garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning
	4.	clove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground spice - 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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Translations

سِن ثومقُرُنْفُلكَبْشُ قَرَنْفُل

hřebíčekstroužek

fednellike

GewürznelkeNelke

μοσχοκάρφι

clavodiente

neilikkakynsimausteneilikka

clou de giroflegousseclou

klinčić

szegfűszeg

negull, negulnaglirif, geiri

chiodo di garofanochiodo di garofonopass. di to cleavespicchiospicchio d'aglio

クローブ

정향

daiviņakrustnagliņa

kruidnagel

hvitløksfeddhvitløkskløftkryddernelliknellik

goździk

cravo-da-índia

гвоздика

klinčekstrúčik

klyftakryddnejlika

กานพลู

karanfildiş

đinh hương

丁香小鳞茎

clove

¹ [kləʊv] N

1. (= spice) → clavo m

2. clove of garlic → diente m de ajo

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clove

² [kləʊv]

A. PT of cleave ¹

B. CPD clove hitch N → ballestrinque m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clove

[ˈkləʊv] n

(= spice) → clou m de girofle

clove of garlic → gousse f d'ailcloven hoof [ˌkləʊv^ənˈhuːf] (pl) n [animal] → sabot m fendu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clove

¹

n

→ Gewürznelke f; oil of cloves → Nelkenöl nt

clove of garlic → Knoblauchzehe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clove

¹ [kləʊv]

1. pt of cleave

2. n → chiodo di garofano
clove of garlic → spicchio d'aglio

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clove

² [kləuv] adj (Naut) clove hitch → (nodo) parlato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clove¹

(kləuv) noun

the flower bud of a tropical tree dried for use as a spice. naeltjie قُرُنْفُل карамфил cravo hřebíček die Gewürznelke nellike γαρίφαλοclavo nelk شکوفۀ میخک mausteneilikka clou de girofle צפורן, ציפורן लौंग klinčić szegfűszeg cengkih negull, negulnagli chiodo di garofano* ちょうじ 정향 gvazdikas krustnagliņa pokok bunga cenkih kruidnagelnellikgoździk لونګ، په لرې ختيز كې يو ډول ونه چلا ګلان يې ددپګ دمسالې په تو ګه استعماليږى cravo cuişoare гвоздика klinček klinček karanfilić kryddnejlika กานพลู karanfil 丁香 гвоздика لونگ cây đinh hương 丁香

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clove²

(kləuv) noun

a section of a bulb. a clove of garlic. skyfie, huisie سِن ثوم скилидка dente stroužek die Nebenzwiebel fed σκελίδαdiente küüs قاچ؛ پر kynsi gousseשן गांठ čehno luka (češnjaka) (fokhagyma)gerezd sesiung rif, geiri spicchio 小鱗茎 소구근(小球根) skiltelė daiviņa ulas teentje (hvitløks)fedd/-kløft ząbek ووږه، هوږه dente căţel (de usturoi) зубок strúčik strok češanj klyfta กลีบของหัวหอมหรือกระเทียม diş 球莖的一瓣 зубок لہسن وغیرہ کا جوا nhánh (hành, tỏi) 小鳞茎

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clove

→ كَبْشُ قَرَنْفُل hřebíček nellike Gewürznelke μοσχοκάρφι clavo neilikka clou de girofle klinčić chiodo di garofano クローブ 정향 kruidnagel kryddernellik goździk cravo-da-índia гвоздика klyfta กานพลู karanfil đinh hương 丁香

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