Clove - Definition
clove
n 1: aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
2: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely
cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are
source of cloves [syn: clove, clove tree, Syzygium
aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum]
3: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis
of a larger garlic bulb [syn: clove, garlic clove]
4: spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used
whole or ground