clove

clove¹ n. [countable]

Plant Biologythe dried flower bud of a tropical tree of the myrtle family, used as a spice:The cloves came from Zanzibar.
Plant Biologythe tree itself.

clove² n. [countable]

clove³ v.

clove¹ n.

Plant Biologythe dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
Plant Biologythe tree itself.

clove² n. [Bot.]

Botanyone of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a mother bulb, as in garlic.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English clufu bulb (cognate with Middle Dutch clōve, Dutch kloof ); akin to cleave²

clove³ v.

clove⁴ n.

Weights and Measuresa British unit of weight for wool, cheese, etc., usually equivalent to 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms).

Anglo-French clove, earlier clou, equivalent. to Anglo-Latin clāvus, Latin: nail; see clove¹
Middle English claue 1300–50

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clove /kləʊv/ n

a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp Zanzibar
the dried unopened flower buds of this tree, used as a pungent fragrant spice

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French clou de girofle, literally: nail of clove, clou from Latin clāvus nail + girofle clove tree

clove /kləʊv/ n

any of the segments of a compound bulb that arise from the axils of the scales of a large bulb

Etymology: Old English clufu bulb; related to Old High German klovolouh garlic; see cleave¹

clove /kləʊv/ vb

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Collocations: [add, cut, crush] the garlic cloves, [perfume, spray] scented like cloves, a clove of (fresh, minced, crushed) garlic, more...

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