meaning of cloves
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
Related Words
clove | cloven | cloven-footed | cloven-hoofed | clover | clover key | clovered | oil of cloves |
