Definition of "clove"
- noun
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
The tree Eugenia aromatica (Caryophyllus aromatica), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands) which produces the spice.
An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.
A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch.
- verb
Simple past of cleave.
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