meaning of clove

1. Cleft.
2.
A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
3.
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
4.
One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
5.
A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.
6.
of Cleave


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