clove
clove/klōv/
noun
- the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice."a teaspoon of ground cloves"
- the Indonesian tree from which cloves are obtained.
- a clove-scented pink which is the original type from which the carnation and other double pinks have been bred.
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clove · 1 of 3. noun (1) · ˈklōv. : one of the small bulbs (as in garlic) developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb. clove · 2 of 3. past tense of ...
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, ...
4 senses: 1. a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp.
8 days ago · a small, dark brown dried flower of an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves), used as a spice: The ham was studded with cloves.
a British unit of weight for wool, cheese, etc., usually equivalent to 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms).
(countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the ...
[countable, uncountable] the dried flower of a tropical tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially in sweet foods. Cloves look like small nails.
CLOVE meaning: any one of the small sections that are part of a large head of garlic.
/kləʊv/ · noun. moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves · noun.