clove in English
- clove⇄clove (1), noun.
1. a strong, fragrant spice made from the dried flower buds of a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family.
2. the dried flower bud.
Ex. Cloves, easily recognized by their characteristic naillike shape, are the dried - clove⇄clove (2), noun.
a small, separate section of a bulb.
Ex. a clove of garlic. - clove⇄clove (3), verb. cleft;a past tense ofcleave(1).
- clove⇄clove (4), noun.
a rocky cleft; ravine; gorge (used in place names, especially in New York).