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Cloves
/kləʊvz/
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
📖 Definitions of "Cloves"
noun
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A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- 2
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
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An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
noun
- 1
Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.
noun
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A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
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