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Cloves

/kləʊvz/

A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

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noun

1
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.
3
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

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

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clove treenoun	moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
eugenia aromaticumnoun	moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
eugenia caryophyllatumnoun	moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
garlic clovenoun	one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
syzygium aromaticumnoun	moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
clustersnoun	A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
podsnoun	(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
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