clove

(noun, verb)

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

Definition categories: food, spice

verb

1. simple past tense of cleave