clove

clove ¹  (klv)

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.

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

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clove ²  (klv)

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  (klv)

v.

1. A past tense of cleave¹.

2. Archaic A past participle of cleave¹.

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clove ⁴  (klv)

v. Archaic

A past tense of cleave².

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clove¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

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

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clove²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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clove³

vb

a past tense of cleave¹

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

Translations

clove¹ [kləʊv] N

1. (= spice) → clavo m

2. clove of garlic → diente m de ajo

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clove² [kləʊv]

A. PT of cleave ¹

B. CPD clove hitch N → ballestrinque m

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clove [ˈkləʊv] n

(= spice) → clou m de girofle

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

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clove¹

n

→ Gewürznelke f; oil of cloves → Nelkenöl nt

clove of garlic → Knoblauchzehe f

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clove¹ [kləʊv]

1. pt of cleave

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

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clove¹ [kləʊv]

1. pt of cleave

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

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clove² [kləuv] adj (Naut) clove hitch → (nodo) parlato

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clove² [kləuv] adj (Naut) clove hitch → (nodo) parlato

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clove, cloven cleave

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clove¹

n clove [kləuv]

the flower bud of a tropical tree dried for use as a spice. naeltjie قُرُنْفُل карамфил hřebíček nellike die Gewürznelke γαρίφαλο clavo nelk شکوفۀ میخک neilikka clou de girofle צִפוֹרֶן @@@צִיפוֹרֶן$$$ लौंग klinčić szegfűszeg cengkih negull, negulnagli chiodo di garofano ちょうじ 정향 gvazdikas krustnagliņa pokok bunga cenkih kruidnagel nellik goździk cravo cuişoare гвоздика klinček klinček karanfilić kryddnejlika กานพลู karanfil 丁香 гвоздика لونگ cây đinh hương 丁香

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clove²

n clove [kləuv]

a section of a bulb a clove of garlic. skyfie, huisie سِن ثوم скилидка stroužek fed die Nebenzwiebel σκελίδα diente küüs قاچ؛ پر kynsi gousse שֵן 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 dente căţel (de usturoi) зубок strúčik strok češanj klyfta กลีบของหัวหอมหรือกระเทียม diş (sarımsak vb.) 球莖的一瓣 зубок لہسن وغیرہ کا جوا nhánh (hành, tỏi) 小鳞茎

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clove → فص ثوم 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