Clove

Definition:

  • () of Cleave
  • (imp.) Cleft.
  • (v. t.) A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
  • (n.) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
  • (n.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
  • (n.) A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.

Compare clove with other words:

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close vs. clove

clove vs. love

cinnamon vs. clove

clove vs. gillyflower

clove vs. eugenol

carnation vs. clove

clove vs. pimento

clove vs. pomander

clove vs. nutmeg

allspice vs. clove

clove vs. cloven

bulb vs. clove

clove vs. stone

clove vs. pound

clove vs. spice

aromatic vs. clove

clove vs. pungent

clove vs. garlic

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