clove
noun
1. aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
Definition categories: plant
2. moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
Definition categories: plant
3. one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
Definition categories: food, ail, garlic
4. spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
verb
1. simple past tense of cleave