CLOVE

Clove

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia, commonly employed as spice. Cloves are harvested primarily in Indonesia, India, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka- and the largest producer, Pemba Island, just off the coast of Tanzania.

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clove

Noun

  1. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
  2. The tree (syn. ), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands) which produces the spice.
  3. An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

Verb

clove



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