cloves

Meanings

Noun

• aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
• moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
• one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
• spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
• plural of clove

Synonyms

clove, clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, garlic clove, Syzygium aromaticum