cloves

/klษ™สŠvz/

IPA: /K L OW1 V Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

  2. 2

    A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

  3. 3

    An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

noun
  1. 1

    Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.

noun
  1. 1

    A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

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